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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54462" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54462" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Titans]] </strong> . In Greek mythology the Titans were divine or semi-divine beings who, endowed with supernatural powers, were overcome only with the greatest difficulty. In later times they were identified with primitive giants. </p> <p> In the [[Lxx]] [Note: Septuagint.] version of Samuel the ‘ <strong> [[Vale]] of [[Rephaim]] </strong> ’ ( 2 Samuel 5:16; 2 Samuel 5:22 ) is called the ‘Vale of the Titans.’ Here it is used in the sense of ‘giants,’ for the same version of Chronicles translates this name in 1 Chronicles 11:15; 1 Chronicles 14:9 ‘Vale of the Giants.’ Thus, in interpreting early [[Hebrew]] thought for Greek readers, the old shadowy Rephaim were identified with Titans and giants. </p> <p> Similarly in the song of victory in Jdt 16:7 we read: </p> <p> ‘For the mighty one did not fall by the young men, </p> <p> Neither did the sons of Titans smite him, </p> <p> Nor did tall giants set upon him, </p> <p> But Judith, the daughter of [[Merari]] …’ </p> <p> In this late work Greek mythology has been absorbed by [[Jewish]] thought. </p> <p> [[George]] [[A.]] Barton. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80693" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80693" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8971" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8971" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' tı̄´tanz ''''' : In [[Judith]] 16:7 , "Neither did the sons of the Titans ( υἱοὶ Τιτάνων , <i> ''''' huioı́ ''''' </i> <i> ''''' Titánōn ''''' </i> ) smite him." The name of an aboriginal [[Canaanitish]] race of reputed giants who inhabited [[Palestine]] before the Hebrews, and so used in the sense of "giants" in general. See [[Rephaim]] . In 2 Samuel 5:18 , 2 Samuel 5:22 , the "valley of Rephaim" is translated by the [[Septuagint]] as "the valley of the Titans." </p> | <p> ''''' tı̄´tanz ''''' : In [[Judith]] 16:7 , "Neither did the sons of the Titans ( υἱοὶ Τιτάνων , <i> ''''' huioı́ ''''' </i> <i> ''''' Titánōn ''''' </i> ) smite him." The name of an aboriginal [[Canaanitish]] race of reputed giants who inhabited [[Palestine]] before the Hebrews, and so used in the sense of "giants" in general. See [[Rephaim]] . In 2 Samuel 5:18 , 2 Samuel 5:22 , the "valley of Rephaim" is translated by the [[Septuagint]] as "the valley of the Titans." </p> | ||
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