Dictionaries :: Anab

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Anab:

grape-town, one of the cities in the mountains of Judah, from which Joshua expelled the Anakim (Jos 11:21; 15:50). It still retains its ancient name. It lies among the hills, 10 miles south-south-west of Hebron.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Anab:

a grape; a knot

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Anab:

a'-nab (‘anabh, "grapes"; Codex Vaticanus, Anon or Anob): Mentioned in the list of cities which fell to Judah (Jos 15:50). In the list it follows Debir, from which it was a short distance to the Southwest. It lay about twelve males to the Southwest of Hebron. It was a city of the Anakim, from whom Joshua took it (Jos 11:21). Its site is now known as the rum ‘Anab.

Nave's Topical Bible

Anab: A City of Canaan

Jos 11:21; 15:50

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Anab:

(grape‐town) a town in the mountains of Judah (Joshua 15:50) named with Debir and Hebron as once belonging to the Anakim (Joshua 11:21).