Og in Biblical History

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Who is Og?
OG
(long-necked), a king of Bashan, of gigantic stature, Deut 3:11, who opposed the passage of the Israelites through his territories. Deut 3:1. He was defeated in a pitched battle in Edrei, and, together with his sons, was slain. Deut 1:4; Num 21:34. His sixty fenced and walled cities were distributed amongst the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. Deut 3:3-4; Num 32:23. He was a giant. Josh 13:12, and his long iron bedstead was regarded as a curiosity, and was preserved as a memorial of his huge stature. Deut 3:11.

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