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(Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/nlt/numbers/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> Going north, they passed through the Negev and arrived at Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai—all descendants of Anak—lived. (The ancient town of Hebron was founded seven years before the Egyptian city of Zoan.) <a href="/esv/numbers/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> They went up into the Negeb and came to Hebron. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/bsb/numbers/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt. <a href="/kjv/numbers/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/nkjv/numbers/13.htm">New King James Version</a> And they went up through the South and came to Hebron; Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/nasb_/numbers/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When they had gone up into the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak were. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/nasb/numbers/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> When they had gone up into the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/nasb77/numbers/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> When they had gone up into the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/lsb/numbers/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And they had gone up into the Negev and came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/amp/numbers/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When they had gone up into the Negev (the South country), they came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai the descendants of Anak were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/csb/numbers/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were living. Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were living. Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt. <a href="/asv/numbers/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they went up by the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahaiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/cev/numbers/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> As they went through the Southern Desert, they came to the town of Hebron, which was seven years older than the Egyptian town of Zoan. In Hebron, they saw the three Anakim clans of Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai. <a href="/erv/numbers/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they went up by the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/gwt/numbers/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They went through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai lived. They are descendants of Anak. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/gnt/numbers/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> They went first into the southern part of the land and came to Hebron, where the clans of Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of a race of giants called the Anakim, lived. (Hebron was founded seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/isv/numbers/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> They went through the Negev and reached Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak lived. (Hebron had been constructed seven years before Zoan in Egypt had been built). <a href="/msb/numbers/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt. <a href="/net/numbers/13.htm">NET Bible</a> When they went up through the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak, were living. (Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/nheb/numbers/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They went up by the Negev, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/wbt/numbers/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they ascended by the south, and came to Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/web/numbers/13.htm">World English Bible</a> They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and they go up by the south, and come to Hebron, and there [are] Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, children of Anak (and Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt), <a href="/ylt/numbers/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and they go up by the south, and come in unto Hebron, and there are Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, children of Anak (and Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt), <a href="/slt/numbers/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will go up by the south and will come to Hebron; and these Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, children of Anak: and Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they went up at the south side, and came to Hebron, where were Achiman and Sisai and Tholmai the sons of Enac. For Hebron was built seven years before Tanis the city of Egypt. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 13:23> And they ascended by the south side. And they arrived at Hebron, where there were Ahiman and Shishai and Talmai, the sons of Anak. For Hebron was founded seven years before Tanis, the city of Egypt. <a href="/nabre/numbers/13.htm">New American Bible</a> Going up by way of the Negeb, they reached Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, descendants of the Anakim, were. (Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They went up into the Negeb, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the Anakites, were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they went up into the south, and came as far as Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Tolmai, the sons of giants were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) <a href="/hpbt/numbers/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they came up to the south and they came unto Khebron and Akhiman; and Shishay and Tulmay, sons of the giants, were there, and Khebron was built seven years before Tsaan that is in Egypt.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And they went up into the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there.--Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.-- <a href="/sep/numbers/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they went up by the wilderness, and departed as far as Chebron; and there was Achiman, and Sessi, and Thelami, the progeny of Enach. Now Chebron was built seven years before Tanin of Egypt. <a href="/parallel/numbers/13-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=4131" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/13.htm">The Spies Explore Canaan</a> …21So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath. 22<a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘ă·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">They went up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5045.htm" title="5045: ḇan·ne·ḡeḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be parched; the south; specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt.">through the Negev</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and came</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2275.htm" title="2275: ḥeḇ·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- From cheber; seat of association; Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites.">Hebron,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: wə·šām (Conj-w:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/289.htm" title="289: ’ă·ḥî·man (N-proper-fs) -- Or machiyman; from 'ach and min; brother of a portion; Achiman, the name of an Anakite and of an Israelite.">Ahiman,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8344.htm" title="8344: šê·šay (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Anak. Probably for Shashay; Sheshai, a Canaanite.">Sheshai,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8526.htm" title="8526: wə·ṯal·may (Conj-w:: N-proper) -- Plowman, a father-in-law of David, also a desc. of Anak. From telem; ridged; Talmai, the name of a Canaanite and a Syrian.">and Talmai,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3211.htm" title="3211: yə·lî·ḏê (N-mpc) -- Born. From yalad; born.">the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/6061.htm" title="6061: hā·‘ă·nāq (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Neck, a Canaanite. The same as anaq; Anak, a Canaanite.">of Anak,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2275.htm" title="2275: wə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- From cheber; seat of association; Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites.">dwelled.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: niḇ·nə·ṯāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">It had been built</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nîm (N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/6814.htm" title="6814: ṣō·‘an (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Eg. Of Egyptian derivation; Tsoan, a place in Egypt.">Zoan</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">in Egypt.</a> 23When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joshua/14-15.htm">Joshua 14:15</a> (Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war. <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Genesis 23:2</a> She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her. <a href="/genesis/13-18.htm">Genesis 13:18</a> So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD. <a href="/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19</a> After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Genesis 35:27</a> Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. <a href="/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13-14</a> According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) / And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. <a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Judges 1:10</a> Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. <a href="/2_samuel/2-11.htm">2 Samuel 2:11</a> And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. <a href="/2_samuel/5-3.htm">2 Samuel 5:3-5</a> So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel. / David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. / In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. <a href="/1_chronicles/11-4.htm">1 Chronicles 11:4-5</a> Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land. / The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). <a href="/1_chronicles/29-27.htm">1 Chronicles 29:27</a> The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. <a href="/nehemiah/11-25.htm">Nehemiah 11:25</a> As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages; <a href="/ezekiel/16-3.htm">Ezekiel 16:3</a> and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. <a href="/matthew/2-1.htm">Matthew 2:1</a> After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, <a href="/matthew/2-6.htm">Matthew 2:6</a> ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they ascended by the south, and came to Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)Ahiman<a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Joshua 11:21,22</a> And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities… <a href="/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13,14</a> And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron… <a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Judges 1:10</a> And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.the children<a href="/numbers/13-33.htm">Numbers 13:33</a> And there we saw the giants, 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.Hebron<a href="/genesis/13-18.htm">Genesis 13:18</a> Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.<a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Genesis 23:2</a> And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.<a href="/joshua/14-13.htm">Joshua 14:13-15</a> And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance… Zoan<a href="/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12,43</a> Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan… <a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Isaiah 19:11</a> Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?<a href="/isaiah/30-4.htm">Isaiah 30:4</a> For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">Ahiman</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">Ahi'man</a> <a href="/judges/1-20.htm">Anak</a> <a href="/exodus/24-18.htm">Ascended</a> <a href="/exodus/36-3.htm">Building</a> <a href="/exodus/32-5.htm">Built</a> <a href="/numbers/13-3.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/numbers/11-20.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/numbers/3-19.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/numbers/12-15.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Sheshai</a> <a href="/judges/1-10.htm">She'shai</a> <a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">South</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-2.htm">Talmai</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-14.htm">Zoan</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-14.htm">Zo'an</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/15-14.htm">Ahiman</a> <a href="/joshua/15-14.htm">Ahi'man</a> <a href="/numbers/13-28.htm">Anak</a> <a href="/numbers/14-40.htm">Ascended</a> <a href="/numbers/21-27.htm">Building</a> <a href="/numbers/21-27.htm">Built</a> <a href="/numbers/13-24.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/13-28.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/joshua/10-3.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/numbers/16-49.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/joshua/15-14.htm">Sheshai</a> <a href="/joshua/15-14.htm">She'shai</a> <a href="/numbers/13-29.htm">South</a> <a href="/joshua/15-14.htm">Talmai</a> <a href="/psalms/78-12.htm">Zoan</a> <a href="/psalms/78-12.htm">Zo'an</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 13</div>1. <a href="/numbers/13-1.htm">The names of the men who were sent to search the land</a> 17. <a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">Their instructions</a> 21. <a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Their acts</a> 26. <a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Their relation</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It is characterized by its arid climate and sparse vegetation. In biblical times, the Negev was a significant area for the Israelites as they journeyed from Egypt to the Promised Land. The Negev served as a testing ground for the Israelites' faith and obedience to God. The journey through the Negev symbolizes the trials and challenges faced by believers in their spiritual journey.and came to Hebron Hebron is one of the oldest cities in the world, with a rich biblical history. It is located in the Judean hills and is significant as the place where Abraham settled and where the patriarchs and matriarchs are buried. Hebron was a key city in the conquest of Canaan and later became King David's first capital. The city's name means "association" or "friendship," reflecting its role as a place of covenant and fellowship with God.where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled These individuals are described as descendants of Anak, a race of giants known as the Anakim. The presence of these formidable inhabitants in Hebron posed a significant challenge to the Israelites. The Anakim were feared for their size and strength, symbolizing the daunting obstacles believers may face. The mention of these giants highlights the need for faith and reliance on God's power to overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges.It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt Zoan, also known as Tanis, was an ancient city in the Nile Delta of Egypt. The reference to Hebron being built seven years before Zoan emphasizes the antiquity and significance of Hebron. This comparison underscores Hebron's importance in the biblical narrative and its role as a longstanding center of faith and heritage. The number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection in the Bible, suggesting Hebron's established and enduring place in God's plan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/negev.htm">Negev</a> A desert region in southern Israel, representing the initial area the Israelite spies explored. It is often associated with wilderness and testing. 2. <a href="/topical/h/hebron.htm">Hebron</a> An ancient city in the hill country of Judah, significant for its historical and spiritual heritage. It is where the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob lived and were buried. 3. <a href="/topical/a/ahiman,_sheshai,_and_talmai.htm">Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai</a> These are the descendants of Anak, known as the Anakim, a race of giants. Their presence in Hebron was intimidating to the Israelite spies. 4. <a href="/topical/a/anak.htm">Anak</a> The forefather of the Anakim, a group of formidable people known for their size and strength, often causing fear among the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/z/zoan.htm">Zoan</a> An ancient city in Egypt, mentioned to provide a historical context for Hebron's antiquity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_over_fear.htm">Faith Over Fear</a> The presence of giants in Hebron symbolizes the challenges believers face. Like Caleb, we are called to trust in God's promises rather than succumb to fear. <a href="/topical/h/historical_significance.htm">Historical Significance</a> Understanding the historical and spiritual significance of places like Hebron can deepen our appreciation for God's unfolding plan throughout the Bible. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_heritage.htm">Spiritual Heritage</a> Hebron's connection to the patriarchs reminds us of our spiritual heritage and the importance of living in a way that honors those who have gone before us in faith. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_adversity.htm">Courage in Adversity</a> The account encourages believers to exhibit courage and perseverance when facing seemingly insurmountable challenges, trusting that God is greater than any obstacle. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> Despite the intimidating presence of the Anakim, God's faithfulness to His promises is a recurring theme, encouraging us to rely on His strength.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 13</a> <a href="/q/where's_proof_of_anak's_descendants.htm">Where is the historical record or physical proof of Anak’s descendants mentioned in Numbers 13:22 and 13:33?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_hebron_given_to_caleb.htm">In Joshua 14:13–15, what evidence supports or challenges the biblical claim that Hebron was specially given to Caleb? </a> <a href="/q/where's_proof_of_anak's_descendants.htm">Where is the historical record or physical proof of Anak’s descendants mentioned in Numbers 13:22 and 13:33?</a> <a href="/q/can_spies_cover_all_areas_in_40_days.htm">How can the spies' 40-day exploration (Numbers 13:25) realistically cover all the territories listed?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) And they ascended by the south, and came.--The latter verb is in the singular number in the Hebrew text: he came. It is quite possible that the twelve spies may not always have been together, and that one only may have gone to Hebron.Animan, Sheshai, and Talmai.--Some suppose these to be the names of tribes, not of individuals. It is quite possible, however, that the same individuals may have been still alive when the city of Hebron was assigned to Caleb, about fifty years later, and when he drove out these three sons of Anak (<a href="/joshua/15-14.htm" title="And Caleb drove there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.">Joshua 15:14</a>).The children of Anak.--Better, the children of the Anakim. (Comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-28.htm" title="Where shall we go up? our brothers have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.">Deuteronomy 1:28</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/9-2.htm" title="A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom you know, and of whom you have heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!">Deuteronomy 9:2</a>.) When Anak, as an individual, is mentioned, as in <a href="/numbers/13-33.htm" title="And there we saw the giants, 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.">Numbers 13:33</a>, the article is omitted.Before Zoan in Egypt.--Zoan, or Tanis, on the eastern bank of the Tanitic arm of the Nile, appears to have been the residence of Pharaoh in the days of Moses (<a href="/psalms/78-12.htm" title="Marvelous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.">Psalm 78:12</a>). Hebron was in existence in the days of Abraham (<a href="/genesis/13-18.htm" title="Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelled in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar to the LORD.">Genesis 13:18</a>; <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm" title="And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.">Genesis 23:2</a>, &c.). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - And came unto Hebron. This and the following details of their journey are appended to the general statement of verse 21 in that inartificial style of narrative still common in the East. On the name Hebron, and the perplexities which it causes, see on Genesis 13:18; 23:2. Where Amman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. יְלִידֵי הָעֲנָק "Anak's progeny." Septuagint, γενεαὶ Ἐνάχ (as in verse 28 and <a href="/joshua/15-14.htm">Joshua 15:14</a> b.), means simply "descendants of Anak." The Beni-Anak (Beni-Anakim in <a href="/deuteronomy/1-28.htm">Deuteronomy 1:28</a>; Anakim in <a href="/deuteronomy/2-10.htm">Deuteronomy 2:10</a>, etc.) were a tribe whose remote and perhaps legendary ancestor was Anak son of Arba (see on Joshua 14:15). These three chiefs of the Beni-Anak are said to have been expelled from Hebron fifty years later by Caleb (<a href="/joshua/15-14.htm">Joshua 15:14</a>; <a href="/judges/1-20.htm">Judges 1:20</a>). The gigantic size which the Anakim shared with the Emim and Rephaim, other remnants of the aboriginal inhabitants, may have been accompanied by remarkable longevity; or they may have been quite young at the time of this visit; or, finally, they may not have been individuals at all, but families or clans. Now Hebron was built seven years before Zean in Egypt. Hebron was in existence at the time of Abraham. Zoan was Tanis, near the mouth of the eastern branch of the Nile (see on Psalm 78:12, 43). If it be true that the Pharaoh of the exodus had his royal residence at Zoan, Moses may have had access to the archives of the city, or he may have learnt the date of its foundation from the priests who gave him his Egyptian education. That there was any real connection between the two places is extremely problematical, nor is it possible to give any reason for the abrupt insertion here of a fragment of history so minute and in itself so unimportant. There is, however, no one but Moses to whom the statement can with any sort of likelihood be traced; a later writer could have had no authority for making the statement, and no possible reason for inventing it. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/13-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They went up וַיַּעֲל֣וּ (way·ya·‘ă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively through the Negev בַנֶּגֶב֮ (ḇan·ne·ḡeḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5045.htm">Strong's 5045: </a> South country, the Negeb, south and came וַיָּבֹ֣א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while Hebron, חֶבְרוֹן֒ (ḥeḇ·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2275.htm">Strong's 2275: </a> Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah where וְשָׁ֤ם (wə·šām) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither Ahiman, אֲחִימַן֙ (’ă·ḥî·man) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_289.htm">Strong's 289: </a> Ahiman -- a Levite, also a son of Anak Sheshai, שֵׁשַׁ֣י (šê·šay) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8344.htm">Strong's 8344: </a> Sheshai -- a son of Anak and Talmai, וְתַלְמַ֔י (wə·ṯal·may) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8526.htm">Strong's 8526: </a> Talmai -- 'plowman', a father-in-law of David, also a descendant of Anak the descendants יְלִידֵ֖י (yə·lî·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3211.htm">Strong's 3211: </a> Born of Anak, הָעֲנָ֑ק (hā·‘ă·nāq) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6061.htm">Strong's 6061: </a> Anak -- 'neck', a Canaanite dwelled. וְחֶבְר֗וֹן (wə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2275.htm">Strong's 2275: </a> Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah It had been built נִבְנְתָ֔ה (niḇ·nə·ṯāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build seven שֶׁ֤בַע (še·ḇa‘) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number years שָׁנִים֙ (šā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year before לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face Zoan צֹ֥עַן (ṣō·‘an) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6814.htm">Strong's 6814: </a> Zoan -- a place in Egypt in Egypt. מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (miṣ·rā·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/13-22.htm">OT Law: Numbers 13:22 They went up by the South (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/13-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 13:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 13:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/13-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 13:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 13:23" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>