Genesis 14:5
“And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,”
KJV
Read in Genesis 14Meaning
The invading coalition defeats multiple groups, establishing it as a formidable force before the main battle.
Read carefully
Ancient people-names should not be converted into modern racial categories or used to construct unsupported identities.
Reflection
The scale of the victories heightens the later significance of Lot's rescue without glorifying conquest itself.