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For the subject " Giant " mentioned in Genesis 6:4. & elsewhere .
Genesis 6
King James Version
Genesis Chapter 6:
1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Giants is in the Hebrew = Nephilim :
5303
nef-eel'
or nphil {nef-eel'}; from 'naphal' ( 5307 ); properly, a feller, i.e. a bully or tyrant:--giant.
( 5307 )
naw-fal'
a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications-...
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
"when the sons of God" = came unto the " daughters of men " = result: " and they bare children to them" children = offspring/Giants ;the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Side note: two Hebrew words :
Hebrew- bare :
yaw-lad'
a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage:--bear, beget, birth- etc.
daughters of "men"
"men" used in Gen 1:4
'adam
aw-dawm'
from ''adam' (119);ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
119
'adam
aw-dam'
to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy:--be (dyed, made) red (ruddy).
Shows it is in fact the : fair ( Gen1:2), daughters of " Adam " which the sons of God, took to wife.............
Will start a thread for the phrase " sons of God " another day.
( Job 2:1;Job 1: 6 )......................................................................................................
Scriptures for the Giants :
( I tried to shorten it, but was not sure how.. Write down the Bible scriptures as you find them to read later )
Only from Scripture : they were evidently great in size, as well as great in wickedness. They were superhuman, abnormal beings; and their destruction was necessary for the preservation of the human race, and for the faithfulness of God 's Word (Gen3:15).
That's why the Flood was brought "upon the world of the ungodly" (2Peter 2:5) as prophesied by Enoch (Jude 14).
Numbers 13:33
King James Version
33 And there we saw the giants ( same: nef-eel' ), the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Hebrew - Anak
`Anaq
aw-nawk'
the same as '`anaq' (6060); Anak, " a Canaanite:"--Anak.
So we read again here of the Nephilim : "there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, which come of the Nephilim".
How, it may be asked, could this be, if they were all destroyed in the Flood ?
The answer is contained in Genesis 6:4, where we read: "There were Nephilim in the earth in those days (that is to say, in the days of Noah); and also AFTER THAT, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became [the] mighty men (Hebrew gibbor, the heroes) which were of old, men of renown" (literally, men of the name, that is to say, who got a name and were renowned for their ungodliness).
"Might men" in its Hebrew :
gibbowr
ghib-bore'
or (shortened) gibbor {ghib-bore'}; intensive from the same as 'geber' (1397); powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant:-- champion, chief, X excel, giant, etc.
1397)-
(1396)
gabar
gaw-bar'
a primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently:--exceed, confirm, be great,..........
So that "after that", that is to say, after the Flood, there was a second irruption of the fallen angels, evidently smaller in number and more limited in area, for they were for the most part confined to Canaan, and were in fact known as "the nations of Canaan". It was for the destruction of these, that the sword of Israel was necessary, as the Flood had been before.
As to the date of this second irruption, it was evidently soon after it became known that the seed was to come through Abraham; for, when he came out from Haran (Genesis 12:6) and entered Canaan, the significant fact is stated: "The Canaanite was then (that is to say, already) in the land."
Genesis 12:6
King James Version
6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
And in Genesis 14:5 they were already known as "Rephaim" and "Emim", and had established themselves as Ashteroth Karnaim and Shaveh Kiriathaim.
Gen 14:
5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
Hebrew- Rephaims :
rapha'
raw-faw'
or raphah {raw-faw'}; from 'rapha'' (7495) in the sense of invigorating; a giant:--giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s).
Hebrew - Emins
'Eymiym
ay-meem'
plural of ''eymah' (367); terrors; Emim, an early " Canaanitish "(or Maobitish) tribe:--Emims.
In Genesis chapter 15: 18-21 they are enumerated and named among Canaanite Peoples: "Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, and the Amorites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites"
Genesis 15:
18 In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. ( Note: God groups them together . )
Hebrew:
Kenites :
Qeyniy
kay-nee'
or Qiyniy (1 Chron. 2:55) {kee-nee'}; patronymic from 'Qayin' (7014); a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin:--Kenite.
7014
Qayin
kah'-yin
the same as 'qayin' (7013) (with a play upon the affinity to 'qanah' (7069)); Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe:--Cain, Kenite(-s)............
Kenizzites:
Qnizziy
ken-iz-zee'
patronymic from 'Qnaz' (7073), a Kenizzite or descendant of Kenaz:--Kenezite, Kenizzites.
(7073)Qnaz ken-az' probably from an unused root meaning to hunt; hunter; Kenaz, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites:--Kenaz......
Kadmonites:
Qadmoniy
kad-mo-nee'
the same as 'qadmowniy' (6931); ancient, i.e. aboriginal; Kadmonite (collectively), the name of a tribe in Palestine:-- Kadmonites...............
Hebrew- Hittites:
Chittiy
khit-tee'
patronymically from 'Cheth' (2845); a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth:--Hittite, Hittities.
(2845)
Cheth
khayth
from 'chathath' (2865); terror; Cheth, an aboriginal Canaanite:--Heth................
English - Definition of " aboriginal " :
adjective
(of human races, animals, and plants) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous. .............................
Hebrew:
Perizzites
Prizziy
per-iz-zee'
for 'praziy' (6521); inhabitant of the open country; a Perizzite, one of the 'Canaanitish' tribes:--Perizzite.................................
Hebrew- Rephaims,
rapha'
raw-faw'
or raphah {raw-faw'}; from 'rapha'' (7495) in the sense of invigorating; a giant:--giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also 'Beyth Rapha'' (1051)..............................
Hebrew- Amorites
'Emoriy
em-o-ree'
probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from ''amar' (559) in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes:--Amorite....................................
Hebrew-Canaanites
Kna`aniy
ken-ah-an-ee'
patrial from 'Kna`an' (3667); a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans):--Canaanite,merchant, trafficker...................................
Hebrew- Girgashites :
Girgashiy
ghir-gaw-shee'
patrial from an unused name (of uncertain derivation); a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan:--Girgashite, Girgasite.............................................
Hebrew- Jebusites:
Yebuwciy
yeb-oo-see'
patrial from 'Ybuwc' (2982); a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus:--Jebusite(-s).
947
buwc
boos
a primitive root; to trample (literally or figuratively):--loath, tread (down, under (foot)), be polluted.
From Smiths Bible dictionary - Jebusites :
Jebusites
(descendants of Jebus ), The, were descended from the third son of Canaan. ( Genesis 10:16 ; 1 Chronicles 1:14 ) The actual people first appear in the invaluable report of the spies. ( Numbers 13:29 ) When Jabin organized his rising against Joshua, the Jebusites joined him. ( Joshua 11:3 ) "Jebus, which is Jerusalem," lost its king in the slaughter of Beth-horon, ( Joshua 10:1 Joshua 10:5 Joshua 10:26 ) comp. Josh 12:10 was sacked and burned by the men of Judah, ( Judges 1:21 ) and its citadel finally scaled and occupied by David. ( 2 Samuel 5:6 ) After this they emerge from the darkness but once, in the person of Araunah the Jebusite, "Araunah the king," who appears before us in true kingly dignity in his well-known transaction with David. ( 2 Samuel 24:23 ; 1 Chronicles 21:24 1 Chronicles 21:25 )
Numbers 13:28-29 (KJV)
28 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover """we saw the children of Anak""" there.
29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.
In case you forgot from the start who Anak was :
Numbers 13:33
King James Version
33 And there we saw the giants ( same: nef-eel' ), the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Hebrew - Anak
`Anaq
aw-nawk'
the same as '`anaq' (6060); Anak, " a Canaanite:"--Anak.
(compare Genesis 15:19-21; with- ( Exodus 3:8,17; 23:23. Deuteronomy 7; 20:17. Joshua 12:8).
Exodus 3:
8And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
These were to be cut off, and driven out, and utterly destroyed (Deuteronomy 20:17. Joshua 3:10).
But Israel failed in this (Joshua 13:13; 15:63; 16:10; 17:18. Judges 1:19,20,28,29,30-36; 2:1-5; 3:1-7);
( note: and we know not how many got away to other countries to escape the general destruction. If this were recognized it would go far to solve many problems connected with Anthropology.)
As to their other names, they were called Anakim, from one Anak which came of the Nephilim (Numbers 13:22,33), and Rephaim, from Rapha, another notable one among them.
From Deuteronomy 2:10, they were known by some as Emim, and Horim, and Zamzummim (verse 20,21) and Avim, etc.
Deuteronomy 2:10 King James Version
10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
Deuteronomy 2:20-21
King James Version
20 (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
21 A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the Lord destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
As Rephaim they were well known, and are often mentioned: but, unfortunately, instead of this, their proper name, being preserved, it is variously translated as "dead", "deceased", or "giants".
These Rephaim are to have no resurrection. This fact is stated in Isaiah 26:14 (where the proper name is rendered "deceased", and verse 19, where it is rendered "the dead").
It is rendered "dead" seven times (Job 26:5. Psalm 88:10. Proverbs 2:18; 9:18; 21:16. Isaiah 14:8; 26:19).
It is rendered "deceased" in Isaiah 26:14.
It is retained as proper name "Rephaim" ten times (two being in the margin). Genesis 14:5; 15:20. Joshua 12:15 (margin). 2 Samuel 5:18,22; 23:13. 1Chronicles 11:15; 14:9; 20:4 (margin). Isaiah 17:5.
In all other places it is rendered "giants" , Genesis 6:4, Numbers 23:33, where it is Nephilim; and Job 16:14, where it is gibbor (Appendix 14. iv THE RAIN / THE SYNONYMOUS WORDS USED FOR "MAN". ).
By reading all these passages the Bible student may know all that can be known about these beings.
It is certain that the second irruption took place before Genesis 14, for there the Rephaim were mixed up with the five nations or peoples, which included Sodom and Gomorrha, and were defeated by the four kings under Chedorlaomer.
Their principal locality was evidently "Ashtaroth Karnaim"; while the Emim were in the plain of Kiriathaim
(Genesis 14:5).
Anak was a noted descendant of the Nephilim; and Rapha was another, giving their names respectively to different clans. Anak's father was Arba, the original builder of Hebron (Genesis 35:27. Joshau 15:13; 21:11); and this Palestine branch of the Anakim was not called Abrahim after him, but Anakim after Anak. They were great, mighty, and tall (Deuteronomy 2:10,11,21,22,23; 9:2), evidently inspiring the ten spies with great fear (Numbers 12:33). Og king of Bashan is described in Deuteronomy 3:11).
Deuteronomy 3:11
King James Version
11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
..............Their strength is seen in "the giant cities of Bashan" to-day;;; and we know not how far they may have been utilized by Egypt in the construction of buildings, which is still an unsolved problem..............
Arba was rebuilt by the Khabiri or confederates seven years before Zoan was built by Egyptian Pharoahs of the nineteenth dynasty. See note on Numbers 13:22. etc etc etc
Moreover, we have in these mighty men, the "men of renown," the explanation of the origin of the Greek mythology. That mythology was no mere invention of the human brain, but it grew out of the traditions, and memories, and legends of the doings of that mighty race of beings; and was gradually evolved out of the "heroes" of Genesis 6:4. The fact that they were supernatural in their origin formed an easy step to their being regarded as the demi-gods of the Greeks.
Thus the Babylonian "Creation Tablets", the Egyptian "Book of the dead", the Greek mythology, and heathen Comogonies, which by some are set on an equality with Scripture, or by others adduced in support of it, are all the corruption and perversion of primitive truths, distorded in proportion as their origin was forgotten, and their memories faded away.
Genesis 6
King James Version
Genesis Chapter 6:
1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Giants is in the Hebrew = Nephilim :
5303
nef-eel'
or nphil {nef-eel'}; from 'naphal' ( 5307 ); properly, a feller, i.e. a bully or tyrant:--giant.
( 5307 )
naw-fal'
a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications-...
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
"when the sons of God" = came unto the " daughters of men " = result: " and they bare children to them" children = offspring/Giants ;the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Side note: two Hebrew words :
Hebrew- bare :
yaw-lad'
a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage:--bear, beget, birth- etc.
daughters of "men"
"men" used in Gen 1:4
'adam
aw-dawm'
from ''adam' (119);ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
119
'adam
aw-dam'
to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy:--be (dyed, made) red (ruddy).
Shows it is in fact the : fair ( Gen1:2), daughters of " Adam " which the sons of God, took to wife.............
Will start a thread for the phrase " sons of God " another day.
( Job 2:1;Job 1: 6 )......................................................................................................
Scriptures for the Giants :
( I tried to shorten it, but was not sure how.. Write down the Bible scriptures as you find them to read later )
Only from Scripture : they were evidently great in size, as well as great in wickedness. They were superhuman, abnormal beings; and their destruction was necessary for the preservation of the human race, and for the faithfulness of God 's Word (Gen3:15).
That's why the Flood was brought "upon the world of the ungodly" (2Peter 2:5) as prophesied by Enoch (Jude 14).
Numbers 13:33
King James Version
33 And there we saw the giants ( same: nef-eel' ), the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Hebrew - Anak
`Anaq
aw-nawk'
the same as '`anaq' (6060); Anak, " a Canaanite:"--Anak.
So we read again here of the Nephilim : "there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, which come of the Nephilim".
How, it may be asked, could this be, if they were all destroyed in the Flood ?
The answer is contained in Genesis 6:4, where we read: "There were Nephilim in the earth in those days (that is to say, in the days of Noah); and also AFTER THAT, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became [the] mighty men (Hebrew gibbor, the heroes) which were of old, men of renown" (literally, men of the name, that is to say, who got a name and were renowned for their ungodliness).
"Might men" in its Hebrew :
gibbowr
ghib-bore'
or (shortened) gibbor {ghib-bore'}; intensive from the same as 'geber' (1397); powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant:-- champion, chief, X excel, giant, etc.
1397)-
(1396)
gabar
gaw-bar'
a primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently:--exceed, confirm, be great,..........
So that "after that", that is to say, after the Flood, there was a second irruption of the fallen angels, evidently smaller in number and more limited in area, for they were for the most part confined to Canaan, and were in fact known as "the nations of Canaan". It was for the destruction of these, that the sword of Israel was necessary, as the Flood had been before.
As to the date of this second irruption, it was evidently soon after it became known that the seed was to come through Abraham; for, when he came out from Haran (Genesis 12:6) and entered Canaan, the significant fact is stated: "The Canaanite was then (that is to say, already) in the land."
Genesis 12:6
King James Version
6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
And in Genesis 14:5 they were already known as "Rephaim" and "Emim", and had established themselves as Ashteroth Karnaim and Shaveh Kiriathaim.
Gen 14:
5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
Hebrew- Rephaims :
rapha'
raw-faw'
or raphah {raw-faw'}; from 'rapha'' (7495) in the sense of invigorating; a giant:--giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s).
Hebrew - Emins
'Eymiym
ay-meem'
plural of ''eymah' (367); terrors; Emim, an early " Canaanitish "(or Maobitish) tribe:--Emims.
In Genesis chapter 15: 18-21 they are enumerated and named among Canaanite Peoples: "Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, and the Amorites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites"
Genesis 15:
18 In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. ( Note: God groups them together . )
Hebrew:
Kenites :
Qeyniy
kay-nee'
or Qiyniy (1 Chron. 2:55) {kee-nee'}; patronymic from 'Qayin' (7014); a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin:--Kenite.
7014
Qayin
kah'-yin
the same as 'qayin' (7013) (with a play upon the affinity to 'qanah' (7069)); Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe:--Cain, Kenite(-s)............
Kenizzites:
Qnizziy
ken-iz-zee'
patronymic from 'Qnaz' (7073), a Kenizzite or descendant of Kenaz:--Kenezite, Kenizzites.
(7073)Qnaz ken-az' probably from an unused root meaning to hunt; hunter; Kenaz, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites:--Kenaz......
Kadmonites:
Qadmoniy
kad-mo-nee'
the same as 'qadmowniy' (6931); ancient, i.e. aboriginal; Kadmonite (collectively), the name of a tribe in Palestine:-- Kadmonites...............
Hebrew- Hittites:
Chittiy
khit-tee'
patronymically from 'Cheth' (2845); a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth:--Hittite, Hittities.
(2845)
Cheth
khayth
from 'chathath' (2865); terror; Cheth, an aboriginal Canaanite:--Heth................
English - Definition of " aboriginal " :
adjective
(of human races, animals, and plants) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous. .............................
Hebrew:
Perizzites
Prizziy
per-iz-zee'
for 'praziy' (6521); inhabitant of the open country; a Perizzite, one of the 'Canaanitish' tribes:--Perizzite.................................
Hebrew- Rephaims,
rapha'
raw-faw'
or raphah {raw-faw'}; from 'rapha'' (7495) in the sense of invigorating; a giant:--giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also 'Beyth Rapha'' (1051)..............................
Hebrew- Amorites
'Emoriy
em-o-ree'
probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from ''amar' (559) in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes:--Amorite....................................
Hebrew-Canaanites
Kna`aniy
ken-ah-an-ee'
patrial from 'Kna`an' (3667); a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans):--Canaanite,merchant, trafficker...................................
Hebrew- Girgashites :
Girgashiy
ghir-gaw-shee'
patrial from an unused name (of uncertain derivation); a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan:--Girgashite, Girgasite.............................................
Hebrew- Jebusites:
Yebuwciy
yeb-oo-see'
patrial from 'Ybuwc' (2982); a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus:--Jebusite(-s).
947
buwc
boos
a primitive root; to trample (literally or figuratively):--loath, tread (down, under (foot)), be polluted.
From Smiths Bible dictionary - Jebusites :
Jebusites
(descendants of Jebus ), The, were descended from the third son of Canaan. ( Genesis 10:16 ; 1 Chronicles 1:14 ) The actual people first appear in the invaluable report of the spies. ( Numbers 13:29 ) When Jabin organized his rising against Joshua, the Jebusites joined him. ( Joshua 11:3 ) "Jebus, which is Jerusalem," lost its king in the slaughter of Beth-horon, ( Joshua 10:1 Joshua 10:5 Joshua 10:26 ) comp. Josh 12:10 was sacked and burned by the men of Judah, ( Judges 1:21 ) and its citadel finally scaled and occupied by David. ( 2 Samuel 5:6 ) After this they emerge from the darkness but once, in the person of Araunah the Jebusite, "Araunah the king," who appears before us in true kingly dignity in his well-known transaction with David. ( 2 Samuel 24:23 ; 1 Chronicles 21:24 1 Chronicles 21:25 )
Numbers 13:28-29 (KJV)
28 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover """we saw the children of Anak""" there.
29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.
In case you forgot from the start who Anak was :
Numbers 13:33
King James Version
33 And there we saw the giants ( same: nef-eel' ), the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Hebrew - Anak
`Anaq
aw-nawk'
the same as '`anaq' (6060); Anak, " a Canaanite:"--Anak.
(compare Genesis 15:19-21; with- ( Exodus 3:8,17; 23:23. Deuteronomy 7; 20:17. Joshua 12:8).
Exodus 3:
8And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
These were to be cut off, and driven out, and utterly destroyed (Deuteronomy 20:17. Joshua 3:10).
But Israel failed in this (Joshua 13:13; 15:63; 16:10; 17:18. Judges 1:19,20,28,29,30-36; 2:1-5; 3:1-7);
( note: and we know not how many got away to other countries to escape the general destruction. If this were recognized it would go far to solve many problems connected with Anthropology.)
As to their other names, they were called Anakim, from one Anak which came of the Nephilim (Numbers 13:22,33), and Rephaim, from Rapha, another notable one among them.
From Deuteronomy 2:10, they were known by some as Emim, and Horim, and Zamzummim (verse 20,21) and Avim, etc.
Deuteronomy 2:10 King James Version
10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
Deuteronomy 2:20-21
King James Version
20 (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
21 A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the Lord destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
As Rephaim they were well known, and are often mentioned: but, unfortunately, instead of this, their proper name, being preserved, it is variously translated as "dead", "deceased", or "giants".
These Rephaim are to have no resurrection. This fact is stated in Isaiah 26:14 (where the proper name is rendered "deceased", and verse 19, where it is rendered "the dead").
It is rendered "dead" seven times (Job 26:5. Psalm 88:10. Proverbs 2:18; 9:18; 21:16. Isaiah 14:8; 26:19).
It is rendered "deceased" in Isaiah 26:14.
It is retained as proper name "Rephaim" ten times (two being in the margin). Genesis 14:5; 15:20. Joshua 12:15 (margin). 2 Samuel 5:18,22; 23:13. 1Chronicles 11:15; 14:9; 20:4 (margin). Isaiah 17:5.
In all other places it is rendered "giants" , Genesis 6:4, Numbers 23:33, where it is Nephilim; and Job 16:14, where it is gibbor (Appendix 14. iv THE RAIN / THE SYNONYMOUS WORDS USED FOR "MAN". ).
By reading all these passages the Bible student may know all that can be known about these beings.
It is certain that the second irruption took place before Genesis 14, for there the Rephaim were mixed up with the five nations or peoples, which included Sodom and Gomorrha, and were defeated by the four kings under Chedorlaomer.
Their principal locality was evidently "Ashtaroth Karnaim"; while the Emim were in the plain of Kiriathaim
(Genesis 14:5).
Anak was a noted descendant of the Nephilim; and Rapha was another, giving their names respectively to different clans. Anak's father was Arba, the original builder of Hebron (Genesis 35:27. Joshau 15:13; 21:11); and this Palestine branch of the Anakim was not called Abrahim after him, but Anakim after Anak. They were great, mighty, and tall (Deuteronomy 2:10,11,21,22,23; 9:2), evidently inspiring the ten spies with great fear (Numbers 12:33). Og king of Bashan is described in Deuteronomy 3:11).
Deuteronomy 3:11
King James Version
11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
..............Their strength is seen in "the giant cities of Bashan" to-day;;; and we know not how far they may have been utilized by Egypt in the construction of buildings, which is still an unsolved problem..............
Arba was rebuilt by the Khabiri or confederates seven years before Zoan was built by Egyptian Pharoahs of the nineteenth dynasty. See note on Numbers 13:22. etc etc etc
Moreover, we have in these mighty men, the "men of renown," the explanation of the origin of the Greek mythology. That mythology was no mere invention of the human brain, but it grew out of the traditions, and memories, and legends of the doings of that mighty race of beings; and was gradually evolved out of the "heroes" of Genesis 6:4. The fact that they were supernatural in their origin formed an easy step to their being regarded as the demi-gods of the Greeks.
Thus the Babylonian "Creation Tablets", the Egyptian "Book of the dead", the Greek mythology, and heathen Comogonies, which by some are set on an equality with Scripture, or by others adduced in support of it, are all the corruption and perversion of primitive truths, distorded in proportion as their origin was forgotten, and their memories faded away.
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