Joshua 11:22

Joshua Takes the Whole Land · Joshua 11:16–23
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Translations

Modern
No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.
Traditional
There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
Literal
None were left of the Anakim in the land of the sons of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod did they remain.
Latin
Non reliquit ullum de stirpe Enacim, in terra filiorum Israël: absque civitatibus Gaza, et Geth, et Azoto, in quibus solis relicti sunt.

Original

Hebrew
English
No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.

Notes

This second major section of the book records Joshua's southern and northern campaigns against two coalitions of kings from Canaan. Joshua's victories allowed Israel to settle the hill country from Galilee in the north to the Negev in the south.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua The Collapse of Culture

Events

People

Anak: Ancestor of giant people in Canaan Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Ashdod: A major Philistine city, known for Dagon worship Gath: Philistine city; home of Goliath; refuge for David Gaza: Philistine city; Samson's exploits; Philip's ministry

Glossary

Amorites Anak, Anakim, Anakites Ashdod, Ashdodite, Ashdothite Conquest and Allotment of the Land Gath Gaza Gilgal Goliath Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Tribe of Dan

Topics

Anakim: Defeated by Joshua Ashdod: Anakim Inhabit Gath: Anakim, a Race of Giants, Inhabitants of Gaza: Also Called Azzah: A City of the Avim and Anakim The Anakim: Almost Annihilated War of Extermination