The BibleGospel Companion

Rephaim Valley

רְפָאִים · re.pha.im · H7497Gעֵ֫מֶק · e.meq · H6010P8 mentions in 4 books, most in 2 Samuel (3)

Where it is

ManahathManahathBethanyBethlehemBethlehemBaal-tamarBaal-tamarMozahMozahKibzaimKibzaimRephaim Valleyabout 29 km across

31.76° N, 35.22° E · ESV spelling: Valley of Rephaim

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

2 Samuel · 3Joshua · 21 Chronicles · 2Isaiah · 1
Counted from 8 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

The Valley of Rephaim, also known as the Valley of the Giants, was a fertile valley located southwest of Jerusalem, near the border between Judah and Benjamin (Jos. 15:8; 18:16). It was the site of two significant battles between David and the Philistines (2Sa. 5:18, 22; 23:13; 1Ch. 11:15; 14:9). In one instance, David and his men were hiding in a cave near the Philistine camp in the Valley of Rephaim when three of his mighty men risked their lives to bring him water from the well at Bethlehem (2Sa. 23:13; 1Ch. 11:15). The valley is also mentioned figuratively in Isaiah 17:5, comparing the harvest of Israel to the gathering of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

8 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
JoshuaChapter 15: 1 mentionChapter 18: 1 mention2 mentions
Joshua 15:8The border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the side of the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem) southward; and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the…Joshua 18:16The border went down to the farthest part of the mountain that lies before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim northward. It went down to the valley of…
2 SamuelChapter 5: 2 mentionsChapter 23: 1 mention3 mentions
2 Samuel 5:18Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.2 Samuel 5:22The Philistines came up yet again and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.2 Samuel 23:13Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
1 ChroniclesChapter 11: 1 mentionChapter 14: 1 mention2 mentions
1 Chronicles 11:15Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.1 Chronicles 14:9Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.
IsaiahChapter 17: 1 mention1 mention
Isaiah 17:5It will be like when the harvester gathers the wheat, and his arm reaps the grain. Yes, it will be like when one gleans grain in the valley of Rephaim.

Sources