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Giants
        men of extraordinary size or height.
        1. They are first spoken of in Ge 6:4 under the name Nephilim. We are told in Ge 6:1-4 that "there were Nephilim in the earth," and that afterwards the "sons of God" mingling with the beautiful "daughters of mens produced a race of violent and insolent Gibborim (Authorized Version "mighty men").
        2. The Rephalim, a name which frequently occurs. The earliest mention of them is the record of their defeat by Chedorlaomer and some allied kings at Ashteroth Karnaim. The "valley of Rephaim," 2Sa 5:18; 1Ch 11:15; Isa 17:5 a rich valley southwest of Jerusalem, derived its name from them. They were probably an aboriginal people of which the EMIM, ANAKIM and ZUZIM [which see] were branches. [See also GOLIATH]


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'giants' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Smith's; 1901.

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