ANAKIM

1520 BC - 1020 BC


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  • Name ANAKIM  
    Birth 1520 BC 
    _UID 1213BA6F243F8C4096D5C2C7811D8F55F3E9 
    Death 1020 BC 
    Notes 
    • Personal name meaning, long-necked. The descendants of Anak (Josh 11:21; Num 13:33; Deut 9:2). They dwelt in the south of Palestine, in the neighborhood of Hebron (Gen 23:2; Josh 15:13). In the days of Abraham (Gen 14:5, 6) they inhabited the region afterwards known as Edom and Moab, east of the Jordan. They were probably a remnant of the original inhabitants of Palestine before the Canaanites, a Cushite tribe from Babel, and of the same race as the Phoenicians and the Egyptian shepherd kings. Their formidable warlike appearance, as described by the spies sent to search the land, filled the Israelites with terror. They seem to have identified them with the Nephilim, the giants (Gen 6:4; Num 13:33) of the antediluvian age. There were various tribes of Anakim (Josh 15:14). Joshua finally expelled them from the land, except a remnant that found a refuge in the cities of Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod (Josh 11:22). The Philistine giants whom David encountered (2 Sam 21:15-22) were descendants of the Anakim.

      anakims (9)

      Deut 1:28, Deut 2:10-11 (2), Deut 2:21, Deut 9:2, Josh 11:21-22 (2), Josh 14:12, Josh 14:15
    Person ID I2968  z-Bible Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2012 

    Father ANAK,   b. 1520 BC   d. 1430 BC 
    Family ID F1470  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father CANAANITES,   b. 2315 BC   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. ANAB,   b. 1704 BC   d. 586 BC
     2. King of Hebron (Sourthern Confederation) HOHAM,   b. 1470 BC   d. 1430 BC
     3. King of Eglon (Sourthern Confederation) DEBIR,   b. 1470 BC   d. 1430 BC
    Family ID F2671  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2019