Og: Gigantic, the king of Bashan, who was defeated by Moses in a pitched
battle at Edrei, and was slain along with his sons
(Deuteronomy 1:4) and whose
kingdom was given to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half the tribe
of Manasseh
(Numbers 21:32-35; Deuteronomy 3:1-13) His bedstead (or rather
sarcophagus) was of iron (or ironstone), 9 cubits in length and
4 cubits in breadth. His overthrow was afterwards celebrated in
song
(Psalms 135:11; 136:20)
