ARCHIVES
DIVISION
Bashan District
| Name | OG |
| Aliases | KING OF BASHAN / THE LAST OF THE REPHAIM / THE GIANT WITH THE IRON BED |
| Status | DECEASED / DEFEATED AT EDREI / HIS LAND GIVEN TO ISRAEL |
| Birth | UNRECORDED | Marks & Identifiers | A GIANT WHOSE IRON BED WAS NINE CUBITS LONG |
| Place of Birth | BASHAN | Hair | UNRECORDED |
| Tribe | NONE (OF THE REPHAIM) | Eyes | UNRECORDED |
| Parentage | OF THE REMNANT OF THE REPHAIM | People | THE PEOPLE OF BASHAN |
| Occupation | KING OF BASHAN | Species | HUMAN |
| Affiliation | THE KINGDOM OF BASHAN | Calling | A GIANT KING OVERTHROWN BEFORE ISRAEL |
| Primary Mission | HOLD BASHAN AGAINST ISRAEL | Known Signs | THE BATTLE AT EDREI / THE SIXTY FORTIFIED CITIES TAKEN |
| Covenant Role | A WITNESS THAT NO GIANT CAN STAND BEFORE THE LORD | Divine Access | INDIRECT / THE LORD GAVE HIM INTO ISRAEL'S HAND |
| Divine Encounter Level | INDIRECT | Imperial Classification | THE GIANT KING |
| Covenant Status | OUTSIDE THE COVENANT | Known Miracles | NONE RECORDED |
| Divine Commission | CONDEMNED | Threat Assessment | HIS SIZE AND STRENGTH / THE ARMIES OF BASHAN |
| Mission Status | JUDGED / DEFEATED AND HIS LAND TAKEN | Archive Category | EXODUS / THE CONQUEST BEGUN |
What was famous about his stature: HIS IRON BED, NINE CUBITS LONG
The LORD's word to Moses about him: DO NOT FEAR HIM, I HAVE GIVEN HIM TO YOU
The subject was king of Bashan, a giant of the remnant of the Rephaim, remembered for his great iron bedstead, nine cubits long and four wide, kept as a wonder among the Ammonites.
When Israel turned to go up by the road to Bashan, the subject came out against them with all his people to battle at Edrei.
The LORD told Moses not to fear him, for He had given the subject, his people, and his land into Israel's hand, to do to him as had been done to Sihon king of the Amorites.
So Israel struck him down, his sons, and all his people, until there was no survivor, and they took his land.
Sixty fortified cities of Bashan, besides many unwalled towns, fell to Israel, and the region east of the Jordan was given to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh; and the LORD's defeat of this giant king was long remembered in Israel's songs of praise.
EYES ONLYRestricted // Sacred Record
- No power, however great, can stand against the LORD's purpose.
- We need not fear the giants when God has already given the victory.
- The Lord's past deliverances are meant to steady our faith for new battles.
