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Og

A king, in the time of Egypt and Wilderness · Ammon · named in 22 verses

the name means Gigantic Easton's Bible Dictionary

Og was the Amorite king of Bashan who was defeated by the Israelites during their journey to the Promised Land.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Gigantic, the king of Bashan, who was defeated by Moses in a pitched battle at Edrei, and was slain along with his sons (Deut. 1:4), and whose kingdom was given to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh (Num. 21:32-35; Deut. 3:1-13). His bedstead (or rather sarcophagus) was of iron (or ironstone), 9 cubits in length and 4 cubits in breadth. His overthrow was afterwards celebrated in song (Ps. 135:11; 136:20). (See SIHON.)

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

First named at Numbers 21:33.

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