rephaim
ancestor underworld Semitic single tradition · 2
The rephaim are deified ancestors in various Semitic languages. Commentators have attributed oracles, healers, and god-like qualities to them. The term teraphim is related to the Hebrew word "rophe," suggesting that teraphim were healers.
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When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
Relationships
- serves
- Baʿal
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Almost every characteristic that commentators have given to the teraphim (oracles, healers, gods) they have attributed to the rephaim ... who are deified ancestors”
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