Anakim
Sign in to saveAnakim ( ʿĂnāqīm) are mentioned in the Bible as descendants of Anak.
In the Vinony graph
Wikidata facts
Show 1 more fact
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- See also
- References
Anakim ( ʿĂnāqīm) are mentioned in the Bible as descendants of Anak.
According to the Old Testament, the Anakim lived in the southern part of the land of Canaan, near Hebron (Gen. 23:2; Josh. 15:13). states that they inhabited the region later known as Edom and Moab in the days of Abraham. The name may come from a Hebrew root meaning "necklace" or "neck-chain". They were also a Rephaite tribe according to .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Anakim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Connections
Bible
Entity
Hebrew
Entity
Abraham
Entity
Old Testament
Entity
International Standard Book Number
Entity
David
Entity
Gaza City
Entity
cosmology
Entity
public domain
Entity
digital object identifier
Entity
International Standard Serial Number
Entity
Hebron
Entity
Canaan
Entity
Septuagint
Entity
Joshua
Entity
Goliath
Entity
Israelites
Entity
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Entity
Edom
Entity
Moab
Entity