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Nave Topical Bible
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American Tract Society
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Chabad Knowledge Base
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
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People's Bible Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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• אַרְבַּע
• קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע , קִרְיַת הָאַרְבַּע

The hero of the Anakim, who lived at Kirjath-arba, a city named in his honor (Joshua 14:15). In Joshua 15:13 and 21:11 he is called the father of Anak, which evidently means that he was regarded as the ancestor of the Anakim.