A god that Israel worshipped in the wilderness, according to Stephen (Acts 7:43).
About Rephan
A pagan deity mentioned by Stephen in Acts 7:43 (King James Version "Remphan"; New American Standard Bible "Rompha"). Stephen quoted from the text of Amos 5:26 to show how the Israelites worshiped false gods during their time in the wilderness.
Stephen was quoting from the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament). The Septuagint translators understood the Hebrew word kaiwan to refer to the Assyrian god of Saturn, or possibly to the Egyptian Saturn god Repa.
Key References
You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’
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Acts (1)
You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’