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Repha-im, The valley of
        1Sa 5:18,22; 23:13; 1Ch 11:15; 14:9; Isa 17:5 also in Jos 15:8 and Josh 18:16
        it is translated in the Authorized Version "the valley of the giants," a spot which was the scene of some of David's most remarkable adventures. He twice encountered and defeated the Philistines there. 2Sa 5:17-25; 23:13 etc. Since the latter part of the sixteenth century the name has been attached to the upland plain which stretches south of Jerusalem and is crossed by the road to Bethlehem --the el Buk'ah of the modern Arabs. (This valley begins near the valley of Hinnom, southwest of Jerusalem extending toward Bethlehem. It is about a mile long, with hills on either side. This agrees with Josephus and is the generally-accepted location of this valley. --ED.) Tobler, however, in his last investigations conclusively adopts the Wady Der Jasin, on the northwest of Jerusalem. The valley appears to derive its name from the ancient nation of the Rephaim. [GIANTS]


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'repha-im, the valley of' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
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