Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Genesis 14:5) turns a military roll call into a tour of the archaic world's titans. Kedarlaomer's coalition sweeps through the land and smites three peoples the Aramaic labels in weight-bearing nouns: the Giants (gibboraia) which were in Ashtaroth-Karniam, and the Strong who were in Hametha, and the Terrible who were in the plain of Kiriathaim.
The Hebrew Bible uses specific names here — Rephaim, Zuzim, Emim. The Targumist translates each name into its essence: Giants. Strong. Terrible. The ancient land of Canaan, in this reading, is still populated by the remnants of the pre-flood titans. (Some of these giants will return by name when Moses sends his spies in (Numbers 13:33); Og of Bashan will be named explicitly as a survivor in (Deuteronomy 3:11).)
This is one of the Targum's signature concerns. The world between the flood and Abram is not an empty stage. It is haunted. Remnants of the generation that intermarried with angels (Genesis 6:4) are still roaming the plains east of the Jordan. Kedarlaomer's army is not merely a political power; it is the force that finally clears these archaic giants off the map — or tries to.
And Abram will soon be drawn into this world of titans. The covenant with a seventy-five-year-old shepherd is about to intersect with an apocalyptic-scale battle against pre-historic giants. The Targum is setting the scale. When you read the next few verses, remember: the man who will go rescue Lot is walking into a war fought by Giants, Strong, and Terrible. His three hundred and eighteen servants will not merely defeat a coalition. They will stand where giants stood.
The Holy One specializes in pairing small men with enormous theaters.