the giant in Gath

Mentioned in 1017 BC traditional (Jones)

Heb. ‘Anakim (Deut. 2:10, 11, 21; Josh. 11:21, 22; 14:12, 15; called “sons of Anak,” Num. 13:33; “children of Anak,” 13:22; Josh. 15:14), a nomad race of giants descended from Arba (Josh. 14:15), the father of Anak, that dwelt in the south of Palestine near Hebron (Gen. 23:2; Josh. 15:13). They were a Cushite tribe of the same race as the Philistines and the Egyptian shepherd kings.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Children: Goliath, Ishbi-benob, Lahmi, man of great stature, Sippai
Tagged in: 7 verses

Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
Named in the same verses as David, Sibbechai, Sippai, man of great stature, and Ishbi-benob.

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

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Places

Places named in the same verses as the giant in Gath, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.

likely location: Gath4
likely location: Gezer1
possible location: Gob1

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1042–992 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 3 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

7 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.

2 Samuel4
1 Chronicles3

The name in each translation

Text	Occurrences of each name
BSB	the giant in Gath 0
KJV	the giant in Gath 2
ASV	the giant in Gath 2

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Every verse

All 7 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

2 Samuel4 verses

21:16
Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.
21:18
Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha.
21:20
And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
21:22
So these four descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.

1 Chronicles3 verses

20:4
Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.
20:6
And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
20:8
So these descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.