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| | Parshat Lech Lecha 5764 - OU Torah Insights Project |
 | | And in the fourteenth year, Kedorla’omer and the kings who were with him came, and they defeated Refaim at Ashterot Karnayim, and the Zuzim at Ham, and the Eimim in the Plain of Kiryatayim, and the Chorite in their mountains of Se’ir, as far as Eil Paran which is next to the desert (vs. 5-6). |
 | | They waged war against Bera, king of Sedom; Birsha, king of Amora; Shinav, king of Adma; and Shemever, king of Tzevoyim; and the king of Bela, which is Tzo’ar. |
 | | As Radak points out, Avraham shows his military ability: the four kings were powerful enough to defeat the five kings, as well as the surrounding nations, including the Refaim, antediluvian giants (see Bereishit 6:4), yet Avraham, with his meager forces prevailed over the four kings. |
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