Uj ibn Anaq

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Tradition

The Og of Deuteronomy as developed in Islamic storytelling literature: a giant who survived the Flood by wading, carried a mountain to crush the Israelites, and was killed by Moses. Not Quranic - the Quran does not name him. The scale of the variation between tellings is itself the point.

Named in Greek, Roman, Norse, Islamic, Celtic and Asian tradition. Recorded as tradition, not asserted as history.

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Also known asOg son of Anak; Awj ibn Unuq
Lineage Anakim (Islamic recension) · race detail
TraditionIslamic (qisas al-anbiya)
RegionLevant / Egypt
EraAge of Moses
Stature as recordedTraditions vary wildly, from several hundred to several thousand cubits; the figures are legendary and mutually inconsistent
Primary referencesAl-Tabari, History; Al-Thalabi, Ara'is al-Majalis (Lives of the Prophets)
Source Wikipedia: Og

Stature is recorded as the source states it, in that source’s own units. It is not a verified measurement unless this record sits in the Modern documented record class.

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