Joshua 21:11
They assigned them Kiriath Arba(Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding grazing areas.
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- 1 Chr 6:55 : 55 They were allotted Hebron in the territory of Judah, as well as its surrounding pasturelands.
- Luke 1:39 : 39 Mary and Elizabeth In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah,
- Gen 23:2 : 2 Then she died in Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
- Gen 35:27 : 27 So Jacob came back to his father Isaac in Mamre, to Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.
- Josh 14:15 : 15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. Arba was a famous Anakite.) Then the land was free of war.
- Josh 15:13-14 : 13 Caleb son of Jephunneh was assigned Kiriath Arba(that is Hebron) within the tribe of Judah, according to the LORD’s instructions to Joshua.(Arba was the father of Anak.) 14 Caleb drove out from there three Anakites– Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
- Josh 15:54 : 54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron), and Zior– a total of nine cities and their towns.
- Josh 20:7-9 : 7 So they selected Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. 8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho they selected Bezer in the wilderness on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh. 9 These were the cities of refuge appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly.
- Judg 1:10 : 10 The men of Judah attacked the Canaanites living in Hebron.(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba.) They killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
- 2 Sam 2:1-3 : 1 David is Anointed King Afterward David inquired of the LORD,“Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” The LORD told him,“Go up.” David asked,“Where should I go?” The LORD replied,“To Hebron.” 2 So David went up, along with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, formerly the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 3 David also brought along the men who were with him, each with his family. They settled in the cities of Hebron.
- 2 Sam 5:1-5 : 1 David Is Anointed King Over Israel All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying,“Look, we are your very flesh and blood! 2 In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. The LORD said to you,‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’” 3 When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the LORD. They designated David as king over Israel. 4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
- 2 Sam 15:7 : 7 After four years Absalom said to the king,“Let me go and repay my vow that I made to the LORD while I was in Hebron.
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- Josh 15:13-153 verses85%
13 Caleb son of Jephunneh was assigned Kiriath Arba(that is Hebron) within the tribe of Judah, according to the LORD’s instructions to Joshua.(Arba was the father of Anak.)
14 Caleb drove out from there three Anakites– Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
15 From there he attacked the people of Debir.(Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)
- 1 Chr 6:55-584 verses83%
55 They were allotted Hebron in the territory of Judah, as well as its surrounding pasturelands.
56 (But the city’s land and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.)
57 The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,
58 Hilez and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands,
- Josh 21:12-154 verses83%
12 (Now the city’s fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.)
13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron(a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah,
14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 Holon, Debir,
- Josh 14:12-154 verses79%
12 Now, assign me this hill country which the LORD promised me at that time! No doubt you heard at that time that the Anakites live there in large, fortified cities. But, assuming the LORD is with me, I will conquer them, as the LORD promised.”
13 Joshua asked God to empower Caleb son of Jephunneh and assigned him Hebron.
14 So Hebron remains the assigned land of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this very day because he remained loyal to the LORD God of Israel.
15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. Arba was a famous Anakite.) Then the land was free of war.
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20 Caleb received Hebron, just as Moses had promised. He drove out the three Anakites.
- Judg 1:9-113 verses77%
9 Later the men of Judah went down to attack the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev, and the foothills.
10 The men of Judah attacked the Canaanites living in Hebron.(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba.) They killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
11 From there they attacked the people of Debir.(Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)
- Josh 21:9-102 verses76%
9 They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below.
10 They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them.
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7 So they selected Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
- Josh 15:53-542 verses74%
53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron), and Zior– a total of nine cities and their towns.
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25 As for the settlements with their fields, some of the people of Judah settled in Kiriath Arba and its neighboring villages, in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its settlements,
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10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
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22 When they went up through the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak, were living.(Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
- Josh 21:20-223 verses72%
20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim.
21 They assigned them Shechem(a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,
22 Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities.
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21 At that time Joshua attacked and eliminated the Anakites from the hill country– from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel. Joshua annihilated them and their cities.
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31 Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities;
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27 So Jacob came back to his father Isaac in Mamre, to Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.
- Josh 21:3-42 verses71%
3 So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the LORD had instructed.
4 The first lot belonged to the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
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21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”
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42 Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard.
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3 Canaanites came from the east and west; Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites from the hill country; and Hivites from below Hermon in the area of Mizpah.
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28 But the inhabitants are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.
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30 Zanoah, Adullam and their settlements, in Lachish and its fields, and in Azekah and its villages. So they were encamped from Beer Sheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
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21 They are a people as powerful, numerous, and tall as the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed the Rephaites in advance of the Ammonites, so they dispossessed them and settled down in their place.
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31 and Hebron; and for those in whatever other places David and his men had traveled.
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10 the king of Jerusalem(one), the king of Hebron(one),
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37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities;
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50 As the LORD had instructed, they gave him the city he requested– Timnath Serah in the Ephraimite hill country. He built up the city and lived in it.
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28 Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city(that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath– a total of fourteen cities and their towns. This was the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.
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16 the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,