Ahiman

A giant and descendant of Anak living during the time of Egypt and the wilderness, mentioned in Numbers 13:22.

About Ahiman

One of Anak’s three sons. The Ahimanites were one of the Anakim clans (a race of giants) living in Hebron when the 12 Israelite spies gathered information about the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:22; Josua 15:1314; Judges 1:10).

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Family Relationships

Parents
Anak
Half-siblings 2
Sheshai, Talmai

Key References

Numbers 13:22

They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.

Joshua 15:14

And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Judges 1:10

Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

All Scripture References (3)

Numbers (1)
Numbers 13:22

They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.

Joshua (1)
Joshua 15:14

And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Judges (1)
Judges 1:10

Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.