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Anak (ā`năk), according to a folk tradition in the Bible, an ancestor of the Anakim, a tribe of giants inhabiting Hebron and its vicinity at the time of the Israelite conquest of Canaan. Arba Arba or Arbah , in the Bible, eponym of Kirjath-arba, "the city of Arba," usually called Hebron. Arba is called the father of Anak.
..... Click the link for more information. is cited as Anak's father, and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai as his sons. According to early tradition in the Book of Joshua, Joshua and Caleb practically eradicated the tribe.

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No references found			I charged him once with being guilty of emotion when roaring round the den with the Son of Anak pickaback. Moon-Face and Other Stories by London, Jack View in context By some naturalists who have vaguely heard rumors of the mysterious creature, here spoken of, it is included among the class of cuttle-fish, to which, indeed, in certain external respects it would seem to belong, but only as the Anak of the tribe. Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context I, also, though a small-sized man, went to work like a son of Anak. Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context			anaerobic petri dish anaerobic process anaerobic sediment Anaerobiosis anaerophyte Anaerostat anaesthesia anaesthetic anaesthetist anafront Anagallis anagen effluvium Anagenesis anaglyph anaglyph 3D anaglyphic glasses Anaglyphic Method anagram anagyrine Anah Anaheim Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge Anáhuac Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge Anaiah Anak Anakim anakinesis anal anal canal anal character anal fin anal gland anal phase anal plate anal sphincter analbite analbuminemia analcime analcimite analcimization analcite Analects, The analemma analeptic analgesia Analgesic Analgesoidea Analgin anallagmatic curve anallobaric center			Anaheim Personnel and Guidance Association Anaheim Police Department Anaheim Public Utilities Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center Anaheim Religious Community Council Anaheim Resort Transit Anaheim Secondary Teachers Association Anaheim Union High School District Anaheim, CA, USA - John Wayne International - Orange County Anaheim, California Anaheim, California ANAHL ANAHM Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge Anahola Hawaiian Homes Association ANAHS Anahuac Anahuac Anáhuac Anáhuac Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge ANAI Anaiah ANAICT ANAIP Anais Anak Anak Baru Gede Anak Krakatau Anak Krakatau Anak Krakatoa Anak Krakatoa anakatadidymus Anakh Punjab Di anakhré Anakim Anakim Anakims Anakims Anakin Skywalker Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader Anakin Starkiller anakinesis Anakinra Anakites Anakites Anakonda Anakonda Anakreon Anakreon Anaktoron Anaktoron anakusis Anakyn anal anal

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