In the Hebrew Bible and other non-Jewish ancient texts from the region, the North-West Semitic term Rephaite (Heb. plural רפאים, Rephaim; Phoenician: ) refers either to a race of giants, or to dead ancestors who are residents of the Netherworld.
In the Hebrew Bible and other non-Jewish ancient texts from the region, the North-West Semitic term Rephaite (Heb. plural רפאים, Rephaim; Phoenician: ) refers either to a race of giants, or to dead ancestors who are residents of the Netherworld.