Numbers 13:22

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When they went up through the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak, were living.(Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

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  • Ps 78:12 : 12 He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors, in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
  • Ps 78:43 : 43 when he performed his awesome deeds in Egypt, and his acts of judgment in the region of Zoan.
  • Isa 19:11 : 11 The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; Pharaoh’s wise advisers give stupid advice. How dare you say to Pharaoh,“I am one of the sages, one well-versed in the writings of the ancient kings?”
  • Judg 1:10 : 10 The men of Judah attacked the Canaanites living in Hebron.(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba.) They killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
  • Isa 30:4 : 4 Though his officials are in Zoan and his messengers arrive at Hanes,
  • Josh 11:21-22 : 21 At that time Joshua attacked and eliminated the Anakites from the hill country– from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel. Joshua annihilated them and their cities. 22 No Anakites were left in Israelite territory, though some remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.
  • Josh 15:13-14 : 13 Caleb son of Jephunneh was assigned Kiriath Arba(that is Hebron) within the tribe of Judah, according to the LORD’s instructions to Joshua.(Arba was the father of Anak.) 14 Caleb drove out from there three Anakites– Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
  • Josh 21:13 : 13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron(a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah,
  • Josh 14:13-15 : 13 Joshua asked God to empower Caleb son of Jephunneh and assigned him Hebron. 14 So Hebron remains the assigned land of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this very day because he remained loyal to the LORD God of Israel. 15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. Arba was a famous Anakite.) Then the land was free of war.
  • Gen 13:18 : 18 So Abram moved his tents and went to live by the oaks of Mamre in Hebron, and he built an altar to the LORD there.
  • Gen 23:2 : 2 Then she died in Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
  • Num 13:17 : 17 The Spies’ Instructions When Moses sent them to investigate the land of Canaan, he told them,“Go up through the Negev, and then go up into the hill country
  • Num 13:33 : 33 We even saw the Nephilim there(the descendants of Anak came from the Nephilim), and we seemed like grasshoppers both to ourselves and to them.”
  • 2 Sam 2:1 : 1 David is Anointed King Afterward David inquired of the LORD,“Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” The LORD told him,“Go up.” David asked,“Where should I go?” The LORD replied,“To Hebron.”
  • 2 Sam 2:11 : 11 David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah for seven and a half years.
  • Isa 19:13 : 13 The officials of Zoan are fools, the officials of Memphis are misled; the rulers of her tribes lead Egypt astray.

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  • Num 13:17-21
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    79%

    17The Spies’ Instructions When Moses sent them to investigate the land of Canaan, he told them,“Go up through the Negev, and then go up into the hill country

    18and see what the land is like, and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, few or many,

    19and whether the land they live in is good or bad, and whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or fortified cities,

    20and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether or not there are forests in it. And be brave, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” Now it was the time of year for the first ripe grapes.

    21The Spies’ Activities So they went up and investigated the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, at Lebo Hamath.

  • Josh 15:13-15
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    77%

    13Caleb son of Jephunneh was assigned Kiriath Arba(that is Hebron) within the tribe of Judah, according to the LORD’s instructions to Joshua.(Arba was the father of Anak.)

    14Caleb drove out from there three Anakites– Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.

    15From there he attacked the people of Debir.(Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)

  • Judg 1:20
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    20Caleb received Hebron, just as Moses had promised. He drove out the three Anakites.

  • Num 13:28-29
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    28But the inhabitants are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.

    29The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan.”

  • Num 13:23-25
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    23When they came to the valley of Eshcol, they cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a staff between two men, as well as some of the pomegranates and the figs.

    24That place was called the Eshcol Valley, because of the cluster of grapes that the Israelites cut from there.

    25They returned from investigating the land after forty days.

  • Josh 21:11
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    11They assigned them Kiriath Arba(Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding grazing areas.

  • Deut 1:28
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    28What is going to happen to us? Our brothers have drained away our courage by describing people who are more numerous and taller than we are, and great cities whose defenses appear to be as high as heaven itself! Moreover, they said they saw Anakites there.”

  • Judg 1:9-10
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    9Later the men of Judah went down to attack the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev, and the foothills.

    10The men of Judah attacked the Canaanites living in Hebron.(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba.) They killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

  • Deut 1:24
    72%

    24They left and went up to the hill country, coming to the Eshcol Valley, which they scouted out.

  • Josh 15:3
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    3extended south of the Scorpion Ascent, crossed to Zin, went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea, crossed to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka.

  • Deut 9:2
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    2They include the Anakites, a numerous and tall people whom you know about and of whom it is said,“Who is able to resist the Anakites?”

  • Deut 2:21
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    21They are a people as powerful, numerous, and tall as the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed the Rephaites in advance of the Ammonites, so they dispossessed them and settled down in their place.

  • 1 Sam 27:8
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    8Then David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites.(They had been living in that land for a long time, from the approach to Shur as far as the land of Egypt.)

  • Gen 14:5-7
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    5In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were his allies came and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

    6and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.

    7Then they attacked En Mishpat(that is, Kadesh) again, and they conquered all the territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who were living in Hazazon Tamar.

  • Josh 2:22-23
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    22They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days, long enough for those chasing them to return. Their pursuers looked all along the way but did not find them.

    23Then the two men returned– they came down from the hills, crossed the river, came to Joshua son of Nun, and reported to him all they had discovered.

  • Josh 14:12
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    12Now, assign me this hill country which the LORD promised me at that time! No doubt you heard at that time that the Anakites live there in large, fortified cities. But, assuming the LORD is with me, I will conquer them, as the LORD promised.”

  • Josh 10:36
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    36Joshua and all Israel marched up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.

  • Num 13:31-32
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    31But the men who had gone up with him said,“We are not able to go up against these people, because they are stronger than we are!”

    32Then they presented the Israelites with a discouraging report of the land they had investigated, saying,“The land that we passed through to investigate is a land that devours its inhabitants. All the people we saw there are of great stature.

  • 2 Sam 24:6-7
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    6Then they went on to Gilead and to the region of Tahtim Hodshi, coming to Dan Jaan and on around to Sidon.

    7Then they went to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beer Sheba.

  • Josh 11:3
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    3Canaanites came from the east and west; Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites from the hill country; and Hivites from below Hermon in the area of Mizpah.

  • Josh 14:15
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    15(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. Arba was a famous Anakite.) Then the land was free of war.

  • Josh 13:3
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    3from the Shihor River east of Egypt northward to the territory of Ekron(it is regarded as Canaanite territory), including the area belonging to the five Philistine lords who ruled in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as Avvite land

  • Josh 12:8
    68%

    8including the hill country, the foothills, the rift valley, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev– the land of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites:

  • Josh 11:21-22
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    68%

    21At that time Joshua attacked and eliminated the Anakites from the hill country– from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel. Joshua annihilated them and their cities.

    22No Anakites were left in Israelite territory, though some remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

  • Judg 3:3
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    3These were the nations: the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo Hamath.

  • Deut 1:22
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    22So all of you approached me and said,“Let’s send some men ahead of us to scout out the land and bring us back word as to how we should attack it and what the cities are like there.”

  • Judg 3:5
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    5The Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

  • 2 Chr 11:10
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    10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

  • Deut 34:3
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    3the Negev, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of date palm trees, as far as Zoar.

  • Neh 11:30
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    30Zanoah, Adullam and their settlements, in Lachish and its fields, and in Azekah and its villages. So they were encamped from Beer Sheba to the Valley of Hinnom.

  • Num 32:9
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    9When they went up to the Eshcol Valley and saw the land, they frustrated the intent of the Israelites so that they did not enter the land that the LORD had given them.

  • Judg 1:16
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    16Now the descendants of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of date palm trees to Arad in the wilderness of Judah, located in the Negev. They went and lived with the people of Judah.

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    50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,