Hebrew Bible · Deuteronomy 3:11

Og's iron bed

ReferenceDeuteronomy 3:11

Writtenc. 650–550 BCE

SetThe Exodus

For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron… nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it.

Translation: KJV

Read it literally

About 13.5 by 6 feet, made of iron in the Bronze Age, and kept on display in Rabbah as a trophy. The last of a line.

What scholars say

Some scholars think the 'bed' was a basalt sarcophagus or a dolmen, common in Bashan (the Golan).

Giants and hybrids Looks like technology

People and places hereBashan

Quick answers about Deuteronomy 3:11

Where is Deuteronomy 3:11 found?

Deuteronomy 3:11 (Hebrew Bible). Translation quoted: King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with Apocrypha.

When was Deuteronomy 3:11 written?

c. 650–550 BCE.

What do scholars say about Deuteronomy 3:11?