Anakim

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.

The Anakim are described as "great and tall," with the proverbial saying, "Who can stand before the children of Anak?" — a phrase that had become a byword for an enemy no one believed could be beaten.

Joshua cuts off the Anakim from the hill country, but the text carefully notes a remnant survived in three Philistine cities: Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod. Gath is the city Goliath later comes from.

A clan of giants dwelling in Canaan, descended from Anak, feared by the Israelite spies.

A general term for the oversized clans and warriors of the ancient world tied to the Nephilim bloodline.

If the Flood judged the Nephilim, why do the Anakim and Rephaim appear afterward? Three explanations, weighed.

If the Flood judged the Nephilim, why do the Anakim and Rephaim appear afterward? Three explanations, weighed.