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== Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_18369" /> == | == Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_18369" /> == | ||
<p> [[Anak]] was a [[Canaanite]] whose descendants (called Anakim, plural of Anak) were giants. They lived in the south of [[Canaan]] in the hill country around Hebron. Because of the great size and fearsome appearance of the Anakim, the [[Israelites]] saw them as an obstacle to the conquest of Canaan. Only Joshua and [[Caleb]] believed [[Israel]] could conquer them (Numbers 13:22-33; Deuteronomy 9:2). </p> <p> Joshua and Caleb were, in fact, the ones who eventually led the attack on the Anakim. Most of the [[Anakim]] were slaughtered, the only ones who managed to escape being those who found refuge in the [[Philistine]] towns of Gaza, [[Gath]] and [[Ashdod]] (Joshua 11:21-22; Joshua 14:6-15). Gath remained the home of giants for several centuries (1 Samuel 17:4; 2 Samuel 21:18-22). </p> | <p> [[Anak]] was a [[Canaanite]] whose descendants (called Anakim, plural of Anak) were giants. They lived in the south of [[Canaan]] in the hill country around Hebron. Because of the great size and fearsome appearance of the Anakim, the [[Israelites]] saw them as an obstacle to the conquest of Canaan. Only Joshua and [[Caleb]] believed [[Israel]] could conquer them ( Numbers 13:22-33; Deuteronomy 9:2). </p> <p> Joshua and Caleb were, in fact, the ones who eventually led the attack on the Anakim. Most of the [[Anakim]] were slaughtered, the only ones who managed to escape being those who found refuge in the [[Philistine]] towns of Gaza, [[Gath]] and [[Ashdod]] ( Joshua 11:21-22; Joshua 14:6-15). Gath remained the home of giants for several centuries ( 1 Samuel 17:4; 2 Samuel 21:18-22). </p> | ||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80188" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80188" /> == | ||
<p> ANAKIM, famous giants in Palestine. Anak, father of the Anakim, was son of Arba, who gave his name to Kirjath-Arba, or Hebron. | <p> ANAKIM, famous giants in Palestine. Anak, father of the Anakim, was son of Arba, who gave his name to Kirjath-Arba, or Hebron. Anak had three sons, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, whose descendants were terrible for their fierceness and stature. The [[Hebrew]] spies reported that in comparison of those monstrous men, they themselves were but grasshoppers. Some have thought that the name <em> Phoenician, </em> given to the Canaanites, and particularly to the Sidonians, was originally from <em> Bene- Anak, </em> sons of Anak. Caleb, assisted by the tribe of Judah, took Kirjath- Arba, and destroyed the Anakim, A.M. 2559. Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:20 . </p> | ||
== | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30527" /> == | ||
< | Joshua 15:13 21:11 <i> Anok </i> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_19906" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_19906" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb., Anak', עֲנָק [in Joshua 21:11, Anok', עֲנוֹק ], | <p> (Heb., Anak', '''''עֲנָק''''' [in Joshua 21:11, ''Anok', '''''עֲנוֹק''''' '' ] '', Long-Necked,'' i.e. a ''Giant;'' Sept. '''''Ε᾿Νάκ''''' ) '','' the son of Arba, who founded [[Kirjath-Arba]] (afterward Hebron), the progenitor of a race of giants called ANAKIN (See Anakin) ( Joshua 15:13). B.C. ante 1658. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_18369"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/bridgeway-bible-dictionary/anak Anak from Bridgeway Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_18369"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/bridgeway-bible-dictionary/anak Anak from Bridgeway Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_80188"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/watson-s-biblical-theological-dictionary/anak Anak from Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_80188"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/watson-s-biblical-theological-dictionary/anak Anak from Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_30527"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/anak Anak from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_19906"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/anak Anak from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_19906"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/anak Anak from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 07:50, 15 October 2021
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary [1]
Anak was a Canaanite whose descendants (called Anakim, plural of Anak) were giants. They lived in the south of Canaan in the hill country around Hebron. Because of the great size and fearsome appearance of the Anakim, the Israelites saw them as an obstacle to the conquest of Canaan. Only Joshua and Caleb believed Israel could conquer them ( Numbers 13:22-33; Deuteronomy 9:2).
Joshua and Caleb were, in fact, the ones who eventually led the attack on the Anakim. Most of the Anakim were slaughtered, the only ones who managed to escape being those who found refuge in the Philistine towns of Gaza, Gath and Ashdod ( Joshua 11:21-22; Joshua 14:6-15). Gath remained the home of giants for several centuries ( 1 Samuel 17:4; 2 Samuel 21:18-22).
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary [2]
ANAKIM, famous giants in Palestine. Anak, father of the Anakim, was son of Arba, who gave his name to Kirjath-Arba, or Hebron. Anak had three sons, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, whose descendants were terrible for their fierceness and stature. The Hebrew spies reported that in comparison of those monstrous men, they themselves were but grasshoppers. Some have thought that the name Phoenician, given to the Canaanites, and particularly to the Sidonians, was originally from Bene- Anak, sons of Anak. Caleb, assisted by the tribe of Judah, took Kirjath- Arba, and destroyed the Anakim, A.M. 2559. Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:20 .
Easton's Bible Dictionary [3]
Joshua 15:13 21:11 Anok
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
(Heb., Anak', עֲנָק [in Joshua 21:11, Anok', עֲנוֹק ] , Long-Necked, i.e. a Giant; Sept. Ε᾿Νάκ ) , the son of Arba, who founded Kirjath-Arba (afterward Hebron), the progenitor of a race of giants called ANAKIN (See Anakin) ( Joshua 15:13). B.C. ante 1658.
