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The king of Bashan whose territory lay north of the river Jabbok. He was defeated by the Israelites at Edrei before they crossed the Jordan River to enter the land of Canaan (Num 21:33-35; Deut 1:4; Deut 3:1-13). Israelite tradition identifies him as the last remnant of the Rephaim, a race of giants who inhabited Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.

  • Powell, Mark Allan, ed. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary. Abridged Edition. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2009.