A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!
Anakims ... of whom thou hast heard say. The currency of this familiar saying in the days of Moses warrants the inference, which is supported by other and independent reasons, that the Anakim had obtained a hold upon Canaan at a comparatively recent period-most probably subsequent to the time of Abraham.