Jacobcameto his fatherIsaacat Mamreof Kiriath-arba(that is, Hebron),whereAbrahamand Isaachad sojourned.
Then Abrammovedhis tentand cameand dweltby the oaksof Mamre,whichare in Hebron,and therehe builtan altarto the LORD.
Then a fugitivecameand toldAbramthe Hebrew.Now he was livingby the oaksof Mamrethe Amorite,brotherof Eshcoland brotherof Aner,and thesewere allieswith Abram.
"I will giveto you and to your descendantsafteryou, the landof your sojournings,allthe landof Canaan,for an everlastingpossession;and I will be their God."
Now the LORDappearedto him by the oaksof Mamre,while he was sittingat the tentdoorin the heatof the day.
Afterthis,AbrahamburiedSarahhis wifein the caveof the fieldat MachpelahfacingMamre(that is, Hebron)in the landof Canaan.
Sarahdiedin Kiriath-arba(that is, Hebron)in the landof Canaan;and Abrahamwentin to mournfor Sarahand to weepfor her.
Then IsaacsentJacobaway,and he wentto Paddan-aramto Laban,sonof Bethuelthe Aramean,the brotherof Rebekah,the motherof Jacoband Esau.
and he droveawayallhis livestockand allhis propertywhichhe had gathered,his acquiredlivestockwhichhe had gatheredin Paddan-aram,to goto the landof Canaanto his fatherIsaac.
Then he saidto him, "Gonowand seeabout the welfareof your brothersand the welfareof the flock,and bringwordbackto me." So he senthim from the valleyof Hebron,and he cameto Shechem.
Then he chargedthem and saidto them, "I am about to be gatheredto my people;buryme with my fathersin the cavethat is in the fieldof Ephronthe Hittite,
Then it cameabout afterwardsthat Davidinquiredof the LORD,saying,"Shall I goup to oneof the citiesof Judah?"And the LORDsaidto him, "Goup." So Davidsaid,"Whereshall I goup?" And He said,"To Hebron."
The timethat Davidwas kingin Hebronoverthe houseof Judahwas sevenyearsand sixmonths.
And Davidbroughtup his menwho[were] with him, eachwith his household;and they livedin the citiesof Hebron.
Then allthe tribesof Israelcameto Davidat Hebronand said,"Behold,we are your boneand your flesh.
So allthe eldersof Israelcameto the kingat Hebron,and KingDavidmadea covenantwith them beforethe LORDat Hebron;then they anointedDavidkingoverIsrael.
At Hebronhe reignedoverJudahsevenyearsand sixmonths,and in Jerusalemhe reignedthirty-threeyearsoverallIsraeland Judah.
Now he gaveto Calebthe sonof Jephunneha portionamongthe sonsof Judah,accordingto the commandof the LORDto Joshua,[namely], Kiriath-arba,[Arba being] the fatherof Anak(that is, Hebron).
Thus they gavethem Kiriath-arba,[Arba being] the fatherof Anak(that is, Hebron),in the hillcountryof Judah,with its surroundingpasturelands.