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    The Valley of Rephaim (Hebrew: עמק רפאים, Emeq Rephaim) (Joshua 15:8; Joshua 18:16, R.V.) is a valley descending southwest from Jerusalem to Nahal Sorek...
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    Rephaite (redirect from Rephaim)
    well as Isaiah 14:9. The term Rephaim first appears in Ugarit. There is no consensus regarding the exact vocalization of the name “Rpʾum” in Ugaritic,...
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    Nahal Sorek (redirect from Valley of Sorek)
    following Nahal Sorek until its junction with the Valley of Rephaim, after which it follows the Valley of Rephaim into Jerusalem. While the Tel Aviv-to-Jerusalem...
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    Ketef Hinnom (category Establishments in the Kingdom of Judah)
    Church, now on the grounds of the Menachem Begin Heritage Center. It is located where the Valley of Rephaim and the Valley of Hinnom meet, on the old road...
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    Bakkah (redirect from Valley of Baca)
    the Valley of Bakha, which could be synonymous with the Valley of Rephaim, as it is a valley where bakha trees grow according to 2 Samuel 5:22–24. Here...
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  • the reign of King Asa of Judah. It was fought at the Valley of Zephath near Maresha, in modern-day Israel, between the armies of the Kingdom of Judah under...
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  • Isaiah 28:21. It was near the Valley of Rephaim, west of Jerusalem. Some scholars[who?] suggest a site 4 km northwest of Jerusalem, named Sheikh Bodr,...
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    Emek Refaim (category Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem)
    Valley of Rephaim which began its descent from Jerusalem here. Emek Refa’im can be translated as either "the valley of the ghosts" or "the valley of the giants"...
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  • The Sweetheart of the Templar from the Valley of Rephaim (Hebrew: אהובת הטמפלר מעמק רפאים) is a historical novel by the Israeli author Gad Shimron published...
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    Pistacia lentiscus (category Flora of North Africa)
    the Philistines coming up the Valley of Rephaim, southwest of Jerusalem, such that the "sound of walking on the tops of the bakha shrubs" (קול צעדה בראשי...
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