Remphan - Bible Truth Library Library Home>All Subjects>R Subjects>Remphan Remphan Subject download … Download PDF Print Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Boyd’s Bible Dictionary: An idol worshipped secretly by the Israelites in the wilderness (Acts 7:4343Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. (Acts 7:43)). Rephan in R. V. Chiun (Amos 5:2626But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. (Amos 5:26)). Concise Bible Dictionary: The name of a god in Acts 7:4343Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. (Acts 7:43), which Israel had worshipped (but some of the Greek MSS read REPHAN). Stephen was quoting Amos 5:25-2625Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? 26But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. (Amos 5:25‑26) from the LXX, which has RAEPHAN. In the Hebrew the name of the god is CHIUN, but why the translators changed the name is not known. There have been found among the foreign gods in Egypt one named RENPU, and a goddess KEN, which may have been those referred to. Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words: Number: 4481 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible) Greek: Ῥεμφάν Transliteration: Rhemphan Phonic: hrem-fan’ Meaning: by incorrect transliteration for a word of Hebrew origin (3594); Remphan (i.e. Kijun), an Egyptian idol KJV Usage: Remphan Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names: the shrunken (as lifeless) Potts’ Bible Proper Names: Prepared; set in array:―an Egyptian idol [CHIUN], Acts 7:43. {Paratus; armatus} Information | Contact Us | About Us | What’s New Call: 1-630-543-1441 “Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). AuthorsABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWYZAll AuthorsBiblesBooksAll Books and eBooksCommentariesHymnbooksMagazinesReferenceStories & BiosSubjectsABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZAll SubjectsBible Truth Study BibleMoreAll ArticlesAudioConference NotesHymnbooksIllustrations & QuotesMapsMagazinesPoetrySpanishSunday SchoolStore