Anab


anab

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.

Historical Examples

In the battle at Arbela they were among the bravest: Arrian, “anab.”
The History of Antiquity Max Duncker

This metaphor, from the swelling and heaving of a wave, is imitated by Arrian, anab.
The First Four Books of Xenophon’s Anabasis Xenophon

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