south. the Negeb. Compare Genesis 12:9; Genesis 13:1).
Hebron. Ancient name, Kirjath-arba (or stronghold of Arba) (Genesis 23:2; Genesis 23:19), because built by Anak and the sons of Arba. Joshua 14:15; Joshua 15:13. The Tel-el-Amarna Tablets show that certain bands of Hittite condottieri are called " Khabiri", or "allies" (hence the name Hebron, which means "confederacy", or friendship, which is not met with till Ramases II), captured Kirjath-Arba. Ebed-Tob, king of Jerusalem (see note on Genesis 14:18), in his letters to Pharaoh frequently mentions these Khabiri (or confederates of Amorites and Hittites). God's confederacy with His people in Christ was " before the foundation of the world". Before Zoan the city of the wise was known.
Ahiman. Driven out by Caleb. Joshua 15:13; Joshua 15:14. Slain by Judah. Judges 1:10.
children of Anak. home-born persons: usually of slaves. These were the result of. second irruption of the fallen angels. See Genesis 6:4, "after that". These are called "Nephilim" in Numbers 13:33. See App-23 and App-25. The name "Anak" occurs here, and verses: Numbers 13:28; Numbers 13:33.Deuteronomy 9:2.Joshua 15:14.
built: i.e. rebuilt (banah frequently has this meaning). Compare Joshua 6:26. 1Ki 16:34. 2 Kings 14:22.Isaiah 44:28; Amos 9:14.
seven years before Zoan in Egypt. Built by the first kings of the nineteenth dynasty (see App-37). Ramases II made it his capital, compare Isaiah 30:4 (and is the first to mention Hebron). Zoan was the scene of the Exodus (see Psalms 78:12; Psalms 78:13), and "the house of bondage"
Zoan. See note on Exodus 1:10.