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Emims

Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary

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ancient inhabitants of the land of Canaan, beyond Jordan, who were defeated by Chedorlaomer and his allies, Genesis 14:5 . Moses tells us that they were beaten at Shaveh-Kirjathaim, which was in the country of Sihon, conquered from the Moabites, Joshua 13:19-21 . The Emims were a warlike people, of a gigantic stature, great and numerous, tall as the Anakims, and were accounted giants as well as they, Deuteronomy 2:10-11 .

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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Emims'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​wtd/​e/emims.html. 1831-2.
 
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