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(Heb. ʿôg)

The king of the Transjordanian territory of Bashan, whom the Israelites under Moses claim to have conquered at Edrei. They then captured the 60 towns contained within his kingdom, which were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars (Num. 21:33-35; Deut. 3:1-10). He and another Amorite king, Sihon, were massacred and depossessed of land that Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh would inherit (Deut. 3:13). This event became legendary among the Israelites, and was celebrated in many subsequent writings (e.g., Josh. 12:4; 13:12, 30-31; 1 Kgs. 4:19; Neh. 9:22; Ps. 135:11; 136:20). Og is also remembered as the last remnant of the Rephaim, or giants, and his famous giant “bed of iron” (9 cubits × 4 cubits) may be a reference to his sarcophagus (Deut. 3:11).

Bibliography. A. R. Millard, “King Og’s Bed and Other Ancient Ironmongery,” in Ascribe to the Lord. JSOTSup 67 (Sheffield, 1988), 481-92; W. S. Sumner, “Israel’s Encounters with Edom, Moab, Ammon, Sihon, and Og according to the Deuteronomist,” VT 18 (1968): 216-28.

Tony S. L. Michael

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Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)