Anakim: A Race of Giants

Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there. …

Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”

(The Emites used to live there, a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites.

The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?”