person
Og
עוֹג
Og was the Amorite king of Bashan who was defeated by the Israelites during their journey to the Promised Land.
- verses
- 22
- first named
- Numbers 21:33
- last named
- Psalms 136:20
- period
- Egypt and Wilderness
- tribe
- Ammon
Description
Who was Og?
Og was the Amorite king of Bashan during the time of the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land (Num.21.33; Deu.3.1). He ruled over the region of Bashan, which was known for its fertile land and fortified cities (Deu.3.4-5). Og and his army confronted the Israelites, but God delivered him into the hands of Moses and the Israelites (Num.21.34; Deu.3.3). The Israelites defeated Og, conquered his territory, and allocated it to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh (Num.32.33; Deu.3.12-13; Jos.13.30-31). Og was renowned for his great size, and his iron bedstead was mentioned as a symbol of his stature (Deu.3.11). The defeat of Og was remembered as a significant victory for the Israelites and a testament to God's power and faithfulness (Deu.31.4; Jos.2.10; 9.10; Psalm Jos.135.11; 136.20).
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The pattern
Where Og is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
22 verses across 6 of 66 books; 60 write the name nowhere. Named in Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (10), Joshua (6), 1 Kings (1), Nehemiah (1) and Psalms (2).
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Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 22, across 6 books.
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Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Numbers 21Og brought his whole army to meet Israel at Edrei and was struck down with his sons and his army.
- Deuteronomy 1Og, king of Bashan, was defeated at Edrei before Moses began explaining the law.
- Deuteronomy 3Og king of Bashan came out with his whole army at Edrei and was delivered, with his kingdom, into Israel’s hands.
- Deuteronomy 4Og was one of the two Amorite kings whose land Israel took east of the Jordan.
- Deuteronomy 29Og came out against Israel in battle and lost his land.
- Joshua 12Og ruled Bashan, Mount Hermon, and half of Gilead until Moses and the Israelites struck him down.
- Joshua 13Og reigned in Bashan until Moses struck down his kingdom and dispossessed him.
- Psalms 135Og is named among the mighty kings struck down.
1 more chapter, from Psalms 136 to Psalms 136
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