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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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • declared part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycling route, connecting the path between the valley of Rephaim and the valley of Motza. The Tunnel's...
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    Judaean Mountains (category Mountain ranges of Israel)
    Jaffa-Jerusalem railway, runs from Beit Shemesh along the Brook of Sorek and Valley of Rephaim to the Jerusalem Malha Train Station. The line has since been...
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    Malha (category Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem)
    southwest Jerusalem, between Pat, Ramat Denya and Kiryat Hayovel in the Valley of Rephaim. Before 1948, Malha was an Arab village known as al-Maliha (Arabic:...
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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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  • Operation Atlas (category Middle East theatre of World War II)
    the fictional novel "The Sweetheart of the Templar From the Valley of Rephaim", which incorporated the story of Operation Atlas while making several...
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    Bible Hill, Jerusalem (category Geography of Jerusalem)
    the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of Rephaim northward". On the top of the hill there are several remains of more modern...
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    It is part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycling route, connecting the path between the valley of Rephaim and the valley of Motza. Cross...
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    defeat them in two battles, first in Baal Perizim and next in the Valley of Rephaim. The Ark is currently still in Baalah (another name for Kiriath Jearim)...
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    passed through the Valley of Rephaim, which is to the north. It connects by a saddle to another hill to the south, where the remains of the ancient Roman...
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  • Jew · Uzi Valley of Rephaim · Vasily Grossman · Vilna Gaon · Waldemar Haffkine · War of Attrition · West Bank · Western Wall · White Paper of 1939 · Who...
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    2 Samuel 5 (category Second Book of Samuel chapters)
    Jerusalem Bethlehem Tyre Valley of Rephaim Gezer Hebron Baal-perazim Geba Gezer Jerusalem Millo Tyre Valley of Rephaim The narrative of David's reign in Hebron...
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    Warder Cresson (category Consuls-General of the United States to Jerusalem)
    Palestine. In the fall, he announced his intention of establishing an agricultural colony in the Valley of Rephaim, though it never eventuated. In March 1853...
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    and cafes. Valley of Rephaim is mentioned in the Book of Joshua and in the Second Book of Samuel. The name is derived from a legendary race of giants who...
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    Gad Shimron (category Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni)
    Anat (2009). אהובת הטמפלר מעמק רפאים [The Sweetheart of the Templar From the Valley of Rephaim] (in Hebrew). Matar. - a historical novel based on a true...
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    Jaffa–Jerusalem railway (category Late modern history of Jerusalem)
    the Hejaz railway via the Eastern Railway and the Tulkarm branch of the Jezreel Valley railway. When the British advanced northwards in November 1917,...
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    Joshua 15 (category Book of Joshua chapters)
    mountain that lies over against the Valley of Hinnom, on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. "Jerusalem": here is not included into...
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    Moshe Garsiel (category Academic staff of Bar-Ilan University)
     229–247. The Water Retrieval Mission of David’s Three Warriors and Its Relationship to the Battle of the Valley of Rephaim, in M. Heltzer & M. Malul (eds.)...
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    passed through Nahal Sorek and the Valley of Rephaim. The station was inaugurated on 26 September 1892 in the presence of the city's dignitaries, Jews and...
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    Davidiad (category Cultural depictions of David)
    out in the Valley of Rephaim, but David and his men strike them down all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. David and his men retrieve the Ark of the Covenant...
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  • Hagihon (category Utilities of Israel)
    Hagihon runs three waste treatment plants, the largest being the Sorek-Rephaim sewage treatment plant, inaugurated in 1999. The Sorek plant is the third...
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    corpus, but clearly portrays him as the grandfather of Og, the king of Bashan and the last of Rephaim known for his gigantic height and strength (Deuteronomy...
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