Joshua 14:15

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In the past Hebron was called Kiriath Arba. Arba was the greatest man among the people of Anak. So the land had peace.

Cross References

Genesis 23:2

She died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to cry about her death.

Genesis 35:27

Jacob came home to his father Isaac to Mamre’s city, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron). Abraham and Isaac had lived there for a while.

Genesis 37:14

So Israel said, “See how your brothers and the flocks are doing, and bring some news back to me.” Then he sent Joseph away from the Hebron Valley. When Joseph came to Shechem,

1 Chronicles 6:4

Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.

Nehemiah 11:25

Many people lived in villages that had fields. Some people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its villages, in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its villages,

Joshua 11:23

Joshua captured the whole land as the Lord had promised Moses. He gave it to Israel as a possession, dividing it among the tribes. So the land had peace.

Joshua 14:14

Hebron is still the inheritance of Caleb, son of Jephunneh and grandson of Kenaz, because Caleb was completely loyal to the Lord God of Israel.

Joshua 15:13

Joshua gave Caleb, son of Jephunneh, a share of land among the people of Judah as the Lord had told them. It was Kiriath Arba (now called Hebron). Arba was the father of Anak.

Joshua 21:11

They gave them Kiriath Arba (Arba was Anak’s father) and the pastureland around it. This is the city of Hebron located in the mountains of Judah.

Joshua 21:12

But they gave its fields and villages to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, as his possession.

Judges 1:20

As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who forced out the three sons of Anak.

Judges 3:11

So there was finally peace in the land for 40 years. Then Othniel, son of Kenaz, died.

Judges 3:30

The power of Moab was crushed by Israel that day. So there was finally peace in the land for 80 years.

Judges 5:31

May all your enemies die like that, O Lord. But may those who love the Lord be like the sun when it rises in all its brightness. So the land had peace for 40 years.

Judges 8:28

The power of Midian was crushed by the people of Israel, and Midian never again became a threat. So the land had peace for 40 years during Gideon’s life.

1 Samuel 30:31

Hebron, and to all the places David and his men visited from time to time.