Encyclopedia of The Bible – Beth-Rapha
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Beth-Rapha

BETH-RAPHA bĕth rā’ fə (בֵּ֤ית רָפָא׃֙, LXX Βαθρεφα, house of a giant [?]). A clan descended from Eshton in the genealogy of Judah (1 Chron 4:12). The word Rapha with the article (הָרָפָֽא, is tr. in the plural as “giants” (1 Chron 20:6, 8).