[1] According to the Old Testament, the Anakim lived in the southern part of the land of Canaan, near Hebron (Gen. 23:2; Josh.
Genesis 14:5–6 states that they inhabited the region later known as Edom and Moab in the days of Abraham.
Their formidable appearance, as described by ten of the twelve spies sent to search the land, filled the Israelites with terror.
Thus, some scholars conclude that the Philistine giants such as Goliath whom David encountered (2 Samuel 21:15-22) were descendants of the Anakim.
[1] The Septuagint translation of Jeremiah 47:5 refers to the descendants of the Anakim mourning after the destruction of Gaza.