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It happened in the days when
Amrafel was king of Shinar [Babylon],
Arjoch was king of Ellasar [probably in Mesopotamia],
Kedarlaomer was king of Elam [present-day Iran]
and Tidal was king of Gojim [the plural form of gojim is generally used for pagan nations].
For 12 years they served Chedorlaomer [the king of Elam], but in the 13th year they rebelled.
And in the 14th year, Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Asteroth-Karnaim and the Zuzim ["the ravenous beasts"] in Ham [probably Tell Ham near Irbid in present-day Jordan] and the Emim ["the people of terror"; a tall people (giants) in Moab, see ] in Shaveh-Kiriathaim
against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
When Abram returned after defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh, that is, the King's Valley [very close to Jerusalem].
