ancient inhabitants of the land of Canaan, beyond Jordan, who were defeated by Chedorlaomer and his allies, Gen 14:5. Moses tells us that they were beaten at Shaveh-Kirjathaim, which was in the country of Sihon, conquered from the Moabites, Jos 13:19-21. The Emims were a warlike people, of a gigantic stature, great and numerous, tall as the Anakims, and were accounted giants as well as they, Deu 2:10-11.
E’mims. (terrors). A tribe or family of gigantic stature which originally inhabited the region along the eastern side of the Dead Sea. They were related to the Anakim.
Emims (ç’mimz), R. V. "the Emim" (ç’mim), terrors. A race of giants living east of the Dead Sea; related to the Anakim. Gen 14:5; Deu 2:10-11.
