Commentary:
A Short History of the Onslaught’s of the Giants of Canaan
To get a better view of what was taking place in old Canaan (Modern Israel) during the time of Joshua, which was perhaps 1700-years after the Great Flood, and still some of the 409,000-giants that were living prior to the flood, had survived the flood, were living in both the Southern and Northern parts of Canaan. Let me give you a slice of history. As there were giants in the Golan Heights, as I’ve already indicated, there were those in the Southern part of Canaan; they came from the loins of their forefather a hero of his time: Arba of Anakim. His three children Sheshi, Talmai and Ahiman (living at Hebron) possessed Southern Canaan for the most part.
What actually took place at this time was Joshua stormed Heron and drove out the Anakim Giants, whom found refuge at Debir, an ancient city comparable to Jericho, the walls being some ten-feet thick. In time Debir was overthrown also, as was Jericho: both strongholds of the Giants (Jericho being the oldest city in the world at its time, dating to its first settlement 9000 BC, and its first city 7000 BC) At this point, much of Southern Canaan belonged to the Hebrews. Now it was time to go north: it is mentioned there were campaigns against the Rephaim Giants of the North (Golan Heights), but less documented, and less time given to the battles. I think at this point, the Hebrew soldiers were more concerned with acquiring their allotments in lands to settle and build a domain.
Also in this Northern territory, were a clan known as Perizzites (also identified with the Giant Horim)—The Rephaim clan extended as far as the Jezreel Valley (or lower Galilee). To the west would be Mount Carmel, and to the east, the Jordan Valley—their shrine, cemetery of the Rephaim being, across the Sea of Galilee, from Tiberias, known as the Heap of the Wildcat. It has been said, Joseph, took Moses’ advice and drove out all the giants of that area, which is perhaps only partly true, because it would be another 400-years in King David’s time, the last battle of the Rephaim Giants would take place, with the death of King Og. And as time went on, the giants reoccupied Hebron and Debir: but only to be driven out again.
Wherever the truth lies, there is still a clan of giants left in the land of what is now known as the Golan Heights, near Syria at the time of King Saul and King David.
Jericho: is also known as the City of the Giants, besides being the oldest city recorded on earth. Here was a city that God, Himself knocked down with his own hands, or so it appears in history. Here is where the Hebrews had a seven day march, and on the seventh day, came the sound of the Last Trumpet, and a besieging mighty shout, and the walls came tumbling down (Joshua 6: 2) The Gibborim, giants of the city were destroyed for the most part; this at one time was an Oasis, which I visited Jericho in July of 2010, it was quite a fortified fortress, deep pitted, thick walls, although—by and large, no more than a dusty pile of rubble.
A Short History of the Onslaught’s of the Giants of Canaan
To get a better view of what was taking place in old Canaan (Modern Israel) during the time of Joshua, which was perhaps 1700-years after the Great Flood, and still some of the 409,000-giants that were living prior to the flood, had survived the flood, were living in both the Southern and Northern parts of Canaan. Let me give you a slice of history. As there were giants in the Golan Heights, as I’ve already indicated, there were those in the Southern part of Canaan; they came from the loins of their forefather a hero of his time: Arba of Anakim. His three children Sheshi, Talmai and Ahiman (living at Hebron) possessed Southern Canaan for the most part.
What actually took place at this time was Joshua stormed Heron and drove out the Anakim Giants, whom found refuge at Debir, an ancient city comparable to Jericho, the walls being some ten-feet thick. In time Debir was overthrown also, as was Jericho: both strongholds of the Giants (Jericho being the oldest city in the world at its time, dating to its first settlement 9000 BC, and its first city 7000 BC) At this point, much of Southern Canaan belonged to the Hebrews. Now it was time to go north: it is mentioned there were campaigns against the Rephaim Giants of the North (Golan Heights), but less documented, and less time given to the battles. I think at this point, the Hebrew soldiers were more concerned with acquiring their allotments in lands to settle and build a domain.
Also in this Northern territory, were a clan known as Perizzites (also identified with the Giant Horim)—The Rephaim clan extended as far as the Jezreel Valley (or lower Galilee). To the west would be Mount Carmel, and to the east, the Jordan Valley—their shrine, cemetery of the Rephaim being, across the Sea of Galilee, from Tiberias, known as the Heap of the Wildcat. It has been said, Joseph, took Moses’ advice and drove out all the giants of that area, which is perhaps only partly true, because it would be another 400-years in King David’s time, the last battle of the Rephaim Giants would take place, with the death of King Og. And as time went on, the giants reoccupied Hebron and Debir: but only to be driven out again.
Wherever the truth lies, there is still a clan of giants left in the land of what is now known as the Golan Heights, near Syria at the time of King Saul and King David.
Jericho: is also known as the City of the Giants, besides being the oldest city recorded on earth. Here was a city that God, Himself knocked down with his own hands, or so it appears in history. Here is where the Hebrews had a seven day march, and on the seventh day, came the sound of the Last Trumpet, and a besieging mighty shout, and the walls came tumbling down (Joshua 6: 2) The Gibborim, giants of the city were destroyed for the most part; this at one time was an Oasis, which I visited Jericho in July of 2010, it was quite a fortified fortress, deep pitted, thick walls, although—by and large, no more than a dusty pile of rubble.
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