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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 (both: är`bə), in the Bible, eponym of Kirjath-arba, "the city of Arba," usually called Hebron . ..... 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I charged him once with being guilty of emotion when roaring round the den with the Son of Anak pickaback. 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. I, also, though a small-sized man, went to work like a son of Anak. |
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