Numbers 13:28

Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

Cross-reference

Numbers 13:22 names the Anakim at Hebron (Ahiman, Sheshai, Talmai), giving specific context.

Numbers 13:33 intensifies the fear by saying the spies felt like grasshoppers before the Anakim.

Numbers 13:32 continues the spies' evil report, calling the land 'devouring' and the people giants — amplifying the fear from verse 28.

Deuteronomy 1:28 repeats the fearful report about strong people and fortified cities, including the Anakites.

Deuteronomy 2:10 Historical context

Deuteronomy 2:10 reveals the Emim were like the Anakim, providing context for the spies' report of giants.

Deuteronomy 2:11 Historical context

Deuteronomy 2:11 confirms the Anakim were counted as giants (Rephaim), reinforcing the fear.

Deuteronomy 2:21 Historical context

Deuteronomy 2:21 says the Zamzummim were as tall as the Anakim, showing a pattern of giant peoples.

Deuteronomy 9:1 repeats 'cities great and fenced' as a direct reminder of the spies' report before crossing Jordan.

Deuteronomy 9:2 explicitly names the Anakim and the fear they caused, referencing the spies' account.

Joshua 11:22 records the Anakim's near-total destruction, contrasting the spies' fear with God's victory.

Joshua 15:14 Historical context

Joshua 15:14 records Caleb driving out the three sons of Anak — the very giants the spies feared here.

Judges 1:20 Historical context

Judges 1:20 repeats that Caleb expelled the three sons of Anak from Hebron, fulfilling the promise despite the fearful report.

Joshua 14:12 cites Caleb's recollection of the Anakim and fortified cities from this report, then declares he can conquer them.

Nehemiah 9:25 Prophetic fulfillment

Nehemiah 9:25 recounts Israel's later possession of strong cities and fertile land — the very land the spies reported as intimidating.

Amos 2:9 Parallel

Amos 2:9 recalls God's destruction of the tall Amorites, akin to the Anakim feared here — showing His power over giants.

Deuteronomy 3:5 describes Og's high-walled cities, mirroring the fortified cities the spies saw.