the giant in Gath

Gender: Male

Years: -1018 - -1018

Dictionary Text: Heb. ‘Anakim,,;,; 14:12, 15; called “sons of Anak,”; “children of Anak,” 13:22;, a nomad race of giants descended from Arba, the father of Anak, that dwelt in the south of Palestine near Hebron;. They were a Cushite tribe of the same race as the Philistines and the Egyptian shepherd kings. David on several occasions encountered them. From this race sprung Goliath.

Family Members

• Children:
  • Sippai
  • Lahmi
  • Ishbi-benob
  • man of great stature
  • Goliath

Verses

• 2 Samuel 21:20: And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
• 2 Samuel 21:22: These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
• 1 Chronicles 20:6: And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.
• 1 Chronicles 20:4: And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
• 1 Chronicles 20:8: These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
• 2 Samuel 21:16: And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
• 2 Samuel 21:18: And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.