Deuteronomy 2:20

That also was reputed a land of giants; in old times giants did dwell in it, and the Ammonites called them Hashbanee;

Targum Onkelos

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(That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;

In Context

19But when thou comest nigh over against the Beni Ammon, be not troublesome to them, nor provoke thyself to make war with them; for I have not given to thee of the land of the Beni Ammon any inheritance; for I have given it to the children of Lot to inherit.

21A people great and many, and strong as giants, but the Lord destroyed them before them and cast them out, and they dwelt in their places.

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Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 2:9-24

8 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. 9 And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession. 10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;… Read the whole commentary →

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