Numbers 13:28

Easy To Read Version

But the people living there are very powerful. The cities are very large. The cities are strongly defended. We even saw some Anakite [177] people there.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:16

Ishbi Benob was one of the giants. [126] Ishbi Benob’s spear weighed about 7 1/2 pounds. [127] Ishbi Benob had a new sword. He tried to kill David.

Numbers 13:33

We saw the giant Nephilim [179] people there! (The descendants [180] of Anak come from the Nephilim people.) They looked at us like we were little grasshoppers. Yes, we were like grasshoppers to them!”

Deuteronomy 1:28

Where can we go now? Our brothers (the twelve spies) have made us afraid with their report. They said: The people there are bigger and taller than we are! The cities are big and have walls as high as the sky! And we saw giants [6] there!’

Deuteronomy 2:21

There were many Zamzummites, and they were very strong. They were tall, like the Anakite [14] people. But the Lord helped the Ammonite people destroy the Zamzummites. The Ammonite people took that land and live there now.

Deuteronomy 3:5

All these cities were very strong. They had high walls, gates, and strong bars on the gates. There were also many towns that did not have walls.

Joshua 11:22

There were no Anakite people left living in the land of Israel. The only Anakite people that were left alive were in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

Joshua 14:12

So now, give me the hill country that the Lord promised me that day long ago. At that time, you heard that the strong Anakite people [56] lived there. And the cities were very big and well protected. But now, maybe the Lord will be with me, and I will take that land like the Lord said.”

Joshua 15:14

Caleb forced the three Anakite families living in Hebron to leave there. Those families were Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. They were from the family of Anak.

Judges 1:20

Moses had promised to give the land near Hebron to Caleb. So that land was given to Caleb’s family. The men of Caleb forced the three sons of Anak [11] to leave that place.