Deuteronomy 2:11
Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 2:10 also states the Emim were tall like the Anakim, directly reinforcing the description in this verse.
Deuteronomy 2:21 similarly describes the Rephaim as tall like the Anakim, showing the same pattern for another nation.
Deuteronomy 9:2 explicitly calls the Anakim 'great and tall,' confirming the identification of the Emim with the Rephaim as stated here.
Deuteronomy 1:28 reports the Anakim as tall and fortified, directly illustrating the 'like the Anakim' comparison made here.
Numbers 13:28 reports seeing the descendants of Anak, directly supporting the verse's claim that the Emim are counted like Anakim.
Numbers 13:33 describes the Anakim as giants, confirming the comparison in Deuteronomy 2:11 that the Emim are like them.
Genesis 14:5 records the Rephaim and Emim being defeated, providing historical background to the peoples mentioned here.
Numbers 13:22 names specific descendants of Anak (Ahiman, Sheshai, Talmai), grounding the Anakim reference used here.