Numbers 13:22

Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 13

“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.)”Numbers 13:22

What Does Numbers 13:22 Mean?

Numbers 13:22 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 13, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Numbers 13:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Psalms 78:12“Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.”Psalms 78:43“How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:”Isaiah 19:11“Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?”Joshua 15:13“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.”Genesis 13:18“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.”Numbers 13:33“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.”Deuteronomy 9:2“A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!”Joshua 10:36“And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:”Joshua 11:21“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.”Joshua 15:14“And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.”Judges 1:10“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.”Judges 1:20“And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.”Isaiah 30:4“For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.”Ezekiel 30:14“And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.”Genesis 23:2“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 37:14“And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.”Numbers 13:17“And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:”Numbers 13:28“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.”Deuteronomy 2:10“The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;”Deuteronomy 2:11“Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.”

People & Places

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