Bible Dictionary
Anab
Anab was a town in the hill country of Judah. Joshua expelled the Anakim from it, and it was included among Judah’s allotted cities.
Definition
Anab was a town in the hill country of Judah. It was associated with the Anakim, from whom Joshua took it, and it was included among Judah’s allotted cities. The site retained the ancient name in the form of modern er-Rum or Rum Anab.
Biblical Usage
Anab appears in the lists of Judah’s cities and in the account of Joshua’s expulsion of the Anakim from the hill country.
Historical Background
The town lay southwest of Hebron, near Debir, in the mountains of Judah. The supplied material places it about ten to twelve miles south or southwest of Hebron.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Grape-town, one of the cities in the mountains of Judah, from which Joshua expelled the Anakim (Josh. 11:21; 15:50). It still retains its ancient name. It lies among the hills, 10 miles south-south-west of Hebron.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(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)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>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.</p>