Deuteronomy 3:11

_FOR ONLY OG KING OF BASHAN REMAINED OF THE REMNANT OF GIANTS; BEHOLD, HIS BEDSTEAD WAS A BEDSTEAD OF IRON; IS IT NOT IN RABBATH OF THE CHILDREN OF AMMON? NINE CUBITS WAS THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND FOUR CUBITS THE BREADTH OF IT, AFTER THE CUBIT OF A MAN._ ONLY OG ... REMAINED OF THE REMNANT OF GIANTS - literally, of Rephaim. He was not the last giant, but the only living remnant in the Transjordanic country (Joshua 15:14) of a certain gigantic race (the Rephaim), supposed to be the most ancient inhabitants of Palestine. BEHOLD, HIS BEDSTEAD ... OF IRON - х_ `ERES_ (H6210) _ BARZEL_ (H1270)]. Although beds in the East are, with the common people, nothing more than a simple mattress, bedsteads are not unknown: they are in use among the great, who prefer them of iron or other

Verse Deuteronomy 3:11. _OG KING OF BASHAN REMAINED_] Og was the last king of the Amorites; his kingdom appears to have taken its name from the hill of _Bashan_; the country has been since called _Batanaea_. _REMNANT OF GIANTS_] Of the _Rephaim_. See on Deuteronomy 2:10-5. _HIS BEDSTEAD_ WAS - _OF IRON_] Iron was probably used partly for its strength and durability, and partly to prevent noxious vermin from harbouring in it. IS _IT NOT IN RABBATH, OF THE CHILDREN OF AMMON?_] The bedstead was probably taken in some battle between the Ammonites and Amorites, in which the former had gained the victory. The bedstead was carried a trophy and placed in Rabbath,

GIANTS - Or Rephaim: see the marginal reference note. A BEDSTEAD OF IRON - The “iron” was probably the black basalt of the country, which not only contains a large proportion, about 20 percent, of iron, but was actually called “iron,” and is still so regarded by the Arabians. Iron was indeed both known and used, principally for tools (see e. g. Deuteronomy 19:5 and compare Genesis 4:22 note), at the date in question by the Semitic people of Palestine and the adjoining countries; but bronze was the ordinary metal of which weapons, articles of furniture, etc., were made. The word translated “bedstead” is derived from a root signifying “to unite” or “bind together,” and so “to arch” or “cover with

EXPOSITION DEUTERONOMY 3:1 CONQUEST OF OG,_ _KING OF_ _BASHAN. The Amorites had wrested from Moab a portion of the territory taken by _the Moabites _and the _Edomites _from the giant aborigines; and Og, who was of the same giant race, ruled over the northern half of _the _region of _Gilead _and _over _all Bashan. This district also God purposed Israel to possess; and therefore, before crossing the _Jordan_, a_ _diversion was made north. wards by the Israelites, for the purpose of attacking this powerful chief. Og en_countered them _with all _his host_,_ but _was signally defeated, and he and all his people were exterminated. Not fewer than three score fortified citi

FOR ONLY OG KING OF BASHAN REMAINED OF THE REMNANT OF GIANTS,.... The meaning seems to be, either that he was the only one that was left of the race of the giants the Ammonites found when they took possession of this country, Deuteronomy 2:20 or that was left when the Amorites took it from the Ammonites; and who having by some means or other ingratiated himself into their affections, because of his stature, strength, and courage, and other qualifications they might discern in him, made him their king: BEHOLD, HIS BEDSTEAD WAS A BEDSTEAD OF IRON: his body being so large and bulky, he might think it most proper and safest for him to have a bedstead made of iron to lie upon, or to prevent noxious insects harbouring in it; nor was it unusual to have bedsteads made of other materials than wood, as of gold, silver, and ivory;...

CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The conquest of Og (Deuteronomy 3:1)_ 2. The land possessed (Deuteronomy 3:12) 3. Joshua in the place of Moses (Deuteronomy 3:21) In obedience to the word of the Lord, they went to battle against Og, the king of Bashan. Obedience to the Lord and its results and blessing are the marks of the second and third Chapter s of Deuteronomy, while the first chapter shows disobedience and its fruit. The kingdom of Og in Bashan was a powerful kingdom. The cities had high walls with gates and bars. Their number was sixty. Archaeological research has proven the existence of strong and fortified cities in that territory, the ruins of which may still be seen. The

DEUTERONOMY 3:8 gives an account of the distribution, between Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh, of the territories taken from the two Amorite kings, Sihon and Og. Deuteronomy 3:8. beyond Jordan: see Deuteronomy 1:1. Deuteronomy 3:9. The same mountain bore the names (_a)_ Hermon, _i.e._ sacred mount, perhaps the root is that of the verb to devote (Deuteronomy 2:34 *), _cf. harem_ (Arabic), temple, women's enclosure; (_b_) Sirion, the Sidonian name; (_c_) Senir (so read in...

GIANTS. Hebrew " _Rephaim_ ", descendants of one Rapha,. branch of the _Nephilim_. See App-25. BEHOLD.. special various reading called _Sevir_ (see App-34) reads "and behold". BEDSTEAD. bed or couch, but not the usual word which is _mishkab_. It is. _eres_, and is exactly the same measurement as the tomb of Marduk in Babylon. The mythological significance of _'eres_ (Bab. _irsu)_ is nuptial bed, or funeral couch. Probably. tomb. IRON. Probably basalt. IS IT NOT. ? Figure of speech _Erotesis_ (App-6), f'or emphasis. RABBATH was the capital of Ammon, where the temple of Milchom was: and where Og's tomb would naturally be. CHILDREN. sons. CUBITS. See App-51. CUBIT OF. MAN. a common cubit. a man's forearm....

Duet Deuteronomy 1:6 to Deuteronomy 3:29. Historical Part of the First Introductory Discourse Spoken in the land of Moab (Deuteronomy 1:5) in _the gai_or _glen, over against Beth Pe-or_(Deuteronomy 3:29), a review of Israel's experiences since they left Ḥoreb. In the Plur. form of address except for the following fragments Deuteronomy 1:8; Deuteronomy 1:21;...

_VER._ 11. _ONLY OG—REMAINED OF THE REMNANT OF THE GIANTS_— רפאים _Rephaim,_ who were the ancient inhabitants of the country, and of a gigantic size, descended from _Rapha;_ as the _Anakims_ were descended from _Anak,_ of the race of the giants also. _Og_ was the last of the Rephaim of the country of Bashan: _His bedstead was a bedstead of iron,_ to support his gigantic body: bedsteads of iron, brass, and other metals, as Scheuchzer remarks, are not unusual in the warm countries, as a defence against the multitude of insects. In heathen writers, we have frequent mention of beds of _silver_ and _gold;_ as also in Scripture, Esther 1:6. Proverbs 25:11. See Calmet. This bed of Og's was nine cubits in length, and four in breadth, after the cubit of a man; i.e.