Atlas Biblica

    person

    Sheshai

    שֵׁשַׁי

    Sheshai, one of the Anakite giants, was defeated by Caleb during the conquest of Canaan.

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

    Description

    Who was Sheshai?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Sheshai was one of the Anakite giants who inhabited the land of Canaan before the Israelite conquest. In Num.13.22, he is mentioned along with his brothers Ahiman and Talmai as descendants of Anak, living in Hebron. The Anakites were known for their great stature and strength, which greatly intimidated the Israelite spies who were sent to scout out the land.

    In Jos.15.14 and Jdg.1.10, Sheshai is again mentioned as one of the three Anakite giants defeated by Caleb during the conquest of Hebron. Caleb, one of the faithful spies who had encouraged the Israelites to trust in God's power, was given Hebron as his inheritance. He successfully drove out Sheshai and his brothers, claiming the land for the tribe of Judah. The defeat of Sheshai and the other Anakites was a significant victory for the Israelites and a testament to Caleb's faith and courage.

    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 Sheshai6 of 6 entities the graph connects to Sheshai, 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 versesAhimanSibling of · 3 events · 3 versesTalmaiSibling of · 3 events · 3 versesKinshipJudah1 event · 1,023 versesHebron2 events · 57 versesCaleb1 event · 29 versesEventsSheshai

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    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 Sheshai happensThe one place the claims about Sheshai 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 Sheshai 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 Sheshai 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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