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Anakim (Hebrew: עֲנָקִים ʿĂnāqīm) are mentioned in the Bible as descendants of Anak. [1] According to the Old Testament, the Anakim lived in the southern part of the land of Canaan, near Hebron (Gen. 23:2; Josh. 15:13). Genesis 14:5–6 states that they inhabited the region later known as Edom and Moab in the days of Abraham.
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon (1908) gives the meaning of Nephilim as "giants", and warns that proposed etymologies of the word are "all very precarious". [13] Many suggested interpretations are based on the assumption that the word is a derivative of Hebrew verbal root n-p-l (נ־פ־ל) "fall".
According to the Book of Numbers, Anak was a forefather of the Anakim, a Rephaite tribe according to Deuteronomy 2:11. [2] [3] [4] In their report, ten of the twelve Israelite spies associated the Anakim with the Nephilim of Genesis 6:1–4. [5]
The giants brought forth [some say "slew"] the Naphelim, and the Naphelim brought forth [or "slew"] the Elioud. And they existed, increasing in power according to their greatness." The 1913 translation of R.H. Charles of the Book of Jubilees 7:21–25 [ 15 ] reads as follows (note that "Naphil" is an alternative transliteration form of "Nephilim"):
Alaska is among the 10 states with the highest number of MMIP, according to the Urban Indian Health Institute in Alaska. From 1960 to 2004, there were a reported 24 disappearances from the remote ...
Giant skeletons of animals were often mistaken for giant human bones during previous centuries and during the early 20th century. This was due to a lack of expertise in human bone structure by those who discovered the bones. Also, some discoveries were intentionally misrepresented for various reasons. [26]
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An avalanche on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula killed one backcountry skiier and injured two others, prompting warnings for people to stay away from steep slopes as warm weather and high winds raise ...