Deuteronomy 2:20

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“(That too was regarded as the land of the Rephaim, who used to live there, though the Ammonites called them Zamzummites.”

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BSBPD

“(That too was regarded as the land of the Rephaim, who used to live there, though the Ammonites called them Zamzummites.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“(That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“(That also is accounted a land of Rephaim: Rephaim dwelt therein aforetime; but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`A land of Rephaim it is reckoned, even it; Rephaim dwelt in it formerly, and the Ammonites call them Zamzummim;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 2:20 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 14:5In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

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