Emim
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The Emim was the Moabite
name for one of the tribes of Rephaim. They are described in Deuteronomy
chapter 2 as having been a powerful people, populous and having a successful kingdom. They were defeated by the Moabite
s, who occupied their land. The Emim are also mentioned in Genesis and according to Rashi
, the name is translated as "the dreaded ones" (Hertz 1936).
"The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim" .
Moabite
Moabite may refer to:*a person from Moab, the former country of the Moabite people, currently located in the area of Jordan east of the Dead Sea*the Moabite language, an extinct Canaanite dialect once spoken in Moab...
name for one of the tribes of Rephaim. They are described in Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible, and of the Jewish Torah/Pentateuch...
chapter 2 as having been a powerful people, populous and having a successful kingdom. They were defeated by the Moabite
Moabite
Moabite may refer to:*a person from Moab, the former country of the Moabite people, currently located in the area of Jordan east of the Dead Sea*the Moabite language, an extinct Canaanite dialect once spoken in Moab...
s, who occupied their land. The Emim are also mentioned in Genesis and according to Rashi
Rashi
Shlomo Yitzhaki , or in Latin Salomon Isaacides, and today generally known by the acronym Rashi , was a medieval French rabbi famed as the author of a comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, as well as a comprehensive commentary on the Tanakh...
, the name is translated as "the dreaded ones" (Hertz 1936).
"The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim" .