Bible Person
Male · 7 cross references
This entry refers to the giant lineage in Gath from which several formidable Philistine champions emerge, including Goliath and his kin. It is less a single narrative person than a family or class remembered for repeated conflict with David's warriors. First appears in 2 Sam 21:16.1
AI summary: This giant-in-Gath entry matters because the cross references collect the later Philistine champions into one remembered line of intimidating enemies. Across Samuel and Chronicles, these giants frame repeated demonstrations that Israel's security does not rest on physical scale but on the Lord's help through chosen warriors. The family memory also extends the significance of Goliath beyond a single duel. Taken together, the material presents the giant line of Gath as a recurring symbol of Philistine strength repeatedly brought down in Israel's history.1
Heb. ‘Anakim (Deut. 2:10, 11, 21; Josh. 11:21, 22; 14:12, 15; called “sons of Anak,” Num. 13:33; “children of Anak,” 13:22; Josh. 15:14), a nomad race of giants descended from Arba (Josh. 14:15), the father of Anak, that dwelt in the south of Palestine near Hebron (Gen. 23:2; Josh. 15:13). They were a Cushite tribe of the same race as the Philistines and the Egyptian shepherd kings. David on several occasions encountered them (2 Sam. 21:15-22). From this race sprung Goliath (1 Sam. 17:4). 3
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.