Dictionary Summary:Heb. ‘Anakim ([Deut. 2:10](/deut#Deut.2.10), [11](/deut#Deut.2.11), [21](/deut#Deut.2.21); [Josh. 11:21](/josh#Josh.11.21), [22](/josh#Josh.11.22); 14:12, 15; called “sons of Anak,” [Num. 13:33](/num#Num.13.33); “children of Anak,” 13:22; [Josh. 15:14](/josh#Josh.15.14)), a nomad race of giants descended from Arba ([Josh. 14:15](/josh#Josh.14.15)), the father of Anak, that dwelt in the south of Palestine near Hebron ([Gen. 23:2](/gen#Gen.23.2); [Josh. 15:13](/josh#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](/2sam#2Sam.21.15)). From this race sprung Goliath ([1 Sam. 17:4](/1sam#1Sam.17.4)). 2
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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.)
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.