God probably directed Moses and the Israelites to take out Og before crossing into Canaan because Bashan was a site of special supernatural significance.Continue Reading

The highest concentration of dolmens in Israel is on and around the Golan Heights, where King Og of Bashan–and the deity called Rapi’u, King of Eternity–once ruled.Continue Reading

Amorite royalty apparently believed they descended from the Titans, the old gods who planned their rebellion against God at Mount Hermon in the dim, distant past.Continue Reading

The “sons of Sheth” mentioned in Numbers 24 may be a reference to the “sons of the Titans”–the Rephaim.Continue Reading