Battle at Rephidim

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The Battle at Rephidim is a biblical conflict in which the Israelites, led by Joshua and supported by Moses’ upheld hands, fought and defeated the Amalekites during the Exodus.

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Surface form Occurrences
Exodus 17 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament event
biblical battle
military conflict
aftermath Yahweh’s declaration of war against Amalek from generation to generation
altarName Yahweh-nissi NERFINISHED
associatedWithMiracle Moses’ raised hands determining battle outcome
associatedWithObject staff of God
battleType land battle
cause Amalekite attack on Israelites
conflictBetween Amalekites NERFINISHED
Israelites NERFINISHED
culturalImpact referenced in Jewish and Christian preaching and commentary
describedIn Book of Exodus NERFINISHED
Christian Old Testament NERFINISHED
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
genre narrative
hasCanonicalBook Exodus NERFINISHED
hasCommander Joshua NERFINISHED
hasDivineAgent Yahweh NERFINISHED
hasMotiveForce defense of Israelite people
hasParticipant Aaron NERFINISHED
Amalekites NERFINISHED
Hur NERFINISHED
Israelites NERFINISHED
Joshua NERFINISHED
Moses NERFINISHED
hasReligiousLeader Moses NERFINISHED
languageOfName Hebrew
location Rephidim NERFINISHED
memorializedBy altar built by Moses
opponentCommander Amalek NERFINISHED
partOf Exodus NERFINISHED
precededBy Israelites’ complaints for water at Rephidim
relatedEvent striking the rock at Horeb for water
relatedPassage Exodus 17:8–16
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
Samaritanism NERFINISHED
result Israelite victory
scripturalChapter Exodus 17 NERFINISHED
scripturalStatus canonical
supportedBy Moses’ upheld hands
symbolizes dependence on God for victory
theologicalTheme divine assistance in battle
intercessory leadership of Moses
timePeriod Israelite wilderness wanderings NERFINISHED
timeRelativeToExodus after departure from Egypt

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Exodus 18 follows Battle at Rephidim
this entity surface form: Exodus 17
Amalekites notableBattle Battle at Rephidim