Bible Dictionary
Remphan
Remphan is the name used in Acts for the idol called Chiun in Amos. It refers to a star-god associated with Saturn and condemned as an object of Israelite idolatry.
Biblical Usage
Stephen refers to Israel’s worship of Remphan in the wilderness. The passage corresponds to Amos’s reference to Chiun and condemns the idolatrous worship of the star-god.
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