Topic
KIRJATH-ARBA
An early name of HEBRON GEN 23:2; JOS 14:15; JDG 1:10
Passages on this topic · 3
- Genesis 23:2
Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
- Joshua 14:15
Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.
- Judges 1:10
Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron. (The name of Hebron before that was Kiriath Arba.) They struck Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
From Nave’s Topical Bible (public domain).