Deuteronomy 2:21

2:21 They are a people as powerful, numerous, and tall as the Anakites. But the Lord destroyed the Rephaites in advance of the Ammonites, so they dispossessed them and settled down in their place.

Deuteronomy 7:17

7:17 If you think, “These nations are more numerous than I – how can I dispossess them?”

Deuteronomy 19:2

19:2 you must set apart for yourselves three cities in the middle of your land that the Lord your God is giving you as a possession.

Deuteronomy 33:23

Blessing on Naphtali

33:23 Of Naphtali he said:

O Naphtali, overflowing with favor,

and full of the Lord’s blessing,

possess the west and south.


tn Heb “them”; the referent (the Rephaites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “them”; the referent (the Ammonites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

sn These three cities, later designated by Joshua, were Kedesh of Galilee, Shechem, and Hebron (Josh 20:7-9).