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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Ahiman. Every Ahiman in the Bible

    person

    Ahiman

    אֲחִימַן

    Ahiman was one of the three giant descendants of Anak who lived in Hebron and were driven out by Caleb.

    verses
    3
    first named
    Numbers 13:22
    last named
    Judges 1:10
    period
    Egypt and Wilderness
    role
    Man

    Description

    Who was Ahiman?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ahiman was one of the three sons of Anak, a group of giants who inhabited the city of Hebron in the land of Canaan. When Moses sent twelve spies to scout out the land, they reported seeing the descendants of Anak, including Ahiman, who appeared as giants in their eyes. This report discouraged the Israelites from entering the land. (Num.13.22,28,33)

    During the conquest of Canaan under Joshua's leadership, Caleb, one of the faithful spies, was given Hebron as his inheritance. He drove out the three sons of Anak, including Ahiman, from the city. (Jos.15.13,14).

    The book of Judges reiterates that Judah and Simeon fought against the Canaanites in Hebron and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak. (Jdg.1.10)

    Ahiman and his brothers were known for their great stature and strength, which initially intimidated the Israelites. However, with God's help, they were eventually defeated, allowing the Israelites to claim the land promised to them.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Ahiman6 of 6 entities the graph connects to Ahiman, in 2 groups: kinship 3, events 3. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.AnakChild of · Descendant of · 16 versesSheshaiSibling of · 3 events · 3 versesTalmaiSibling of · 3 events · 3 versesKinshipJudah1 event · 1,023 versesHebron2 events · 57 versesCaleb1 event · 29 versesEventsAhiman

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    Stands in the same events as

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Ahiman happensThe one place the claims about Ahiman reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Hebron. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Ahiman there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Hebron
    Egypt and WildernessThe one place the claims about Ahiman reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 3 books.

    1. Numbers1 verse

      13:22

    2. Joshua1 verse

      15:14

    3. Judges1 verse

      1:10

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via AnakArbaFather of Anak, former name of Hebronvia AnakIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

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