Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. X, 1953 Sacred Scripture Biblical geography

Raphaim, Valley of

RAPHAIM, VALLE DI

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Also known as: Baqa, Baqā; Valley of Rephaim, Rephaim, Valley of the Rephaim; 'emeq rephaim, Emek Refaim

RAPHAIM, Valley of. - Fertile (Is. 17:5) plain southwest of Jerusalem, called today Baqā (in Hebrew 'ēmeq rêphâ'im).

According to Josh. 15:8 ff. it rose northward toward Nephtoah (= Lifta). It appears in the line of the border between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, but to the south of it (Josh. 15:8; 18:16). Erroneously, therefore, Eusebius (translated by St. Jerome) places it in the tribe of Benjamin north of Jerusalem. In the time of Saul, it was invaded by the Philistines (2 Sam. 23:13-17; 1 Chron. 11:15-19); David defeated them there twice (2 Sam. 5:17-21; 1 Chron. 14:8-12).

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BIBL.: H. Vincent, Jérusalem. Recherches de topographie, d'archéologie et d'histoire, I, Paris 1912, pp. 118-24; L. Desnoyers, Histoire du peuple hébreu, II, ibid. 1930, pp. 160-65; F.-M. Abel, Géographie de la Palestine, I, ibid. 1933, p. 402; A. Médebielle, in La Ste Bible (ed. L. Pirot, 3), ibid. 1949, p. 486.

Francesco Spadafora

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), col. 524.

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Spadafora, Francesco. “Raphaim, valle di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, col. 524. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/raphaim-valle-di.

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Spadafora, Francesco. “Raphaim, valle di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 524. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/raphaim-valle-di.

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