Rephaim

In the Bible, the Rephaim are a mysterious group linked both to ancient giants and to the realm of the dead. In some passages, they are described as long-dead warrior-kings, reflecting traditions like the Ugaritic rpum, which refers to deified royal ancestors. In some biblical traditions the term refers more broadly to the dead and they are pictured as ghostly figures in the underworld, trembling beneath the waters, or lying in graves from which they cannot rise.