Genesis 14:5

Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 14

“And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,”Genesis 14:5

What Does Genesis 14:5 Mean?

Genesis 14:5 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 14, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Genesis 14:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 2:10“The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;”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.”Genesis 15:20“And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,”Deuteronomy 1:4“After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:”2 Samuel 5:18“The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.”Deuteronomy 3:22“Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.”Deuteronomy 2:11“Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.”Deuteronomy 2:20“(That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;”Deuteronomy 3:20“Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.”Joshua 12:4“And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,”Joshua 13:12“All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.”Joshua 13:19“And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,”Joshua 13:31“And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.”Joshua 17:15“And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.”2 Samuel 5:22“And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.”2 Samuel 21:16“And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.”2 Samuel 23:13“And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.”1 Chronicles 4:40“And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.”1 Chronicles 11:15“Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.”1 Chronicles 14:9“And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.”

People & Places

ChedorlaomerAshteroth-karnaimHamKarnaimShaveh-kiriathaim

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