She died in the city of Kiriath Arba (Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham was very sad and cried for her there.
2 Chronicles 11:10 - Easy To Read Version Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These cities in Judah and Benjamin were made strong. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. American Standard Version (1901) and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities. Common English Bible Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. Catholic Public Domain Version as well as Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which were very fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Saraa also, and Aialon, and Hebron, which are in Juda and Benjamin, well fenced cities. |
She died in the city of Kiriath Arba (Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham was very sad and cried for her there.
Later David asked the Lord for advice. David said, “Should I take control [6] of any of the cities of Judah?”
David was king in Hebron. David ruled over the family group of Judah for seven years and six months.
When Rehoboam made those cities strong, he put commanders in them. He also put supplies of food, oil, and wine in those cities.
The Philistine people also attacked the towns in the hills and in south Judah. The Philistines captured the towns of Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo. They also captured the villages near those towns. Then the Philistines lived in those towns.
They entered the country through the Negev [172] and went to Hebron. (The town of Hebron was built seven years before the town of Zoan in Egypt.) Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai lived there. These men were descendants [173] of Anak.
That day the Lord allowed Israel to defeat the Amorite people. And that day Joshua stood before all the people of Israel and said to the Lord:
Then Joshua and all the people of Israel traveled from Eglon to Hebron. Then they attacked Hebron.
And that city still belongs to the family of Caleb son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite. That land still belongs to his people because he trusted and obeyed the Lord, God of Israel.
The Lord had commanded Joshua to give Caleb son of Jephunneh part of the land in Judah. So Joshua gave Caleb the land God commanded. Joshua gave him the town of Kiriath Arba (Hebron). (Arba was the father of Anak.)
The family group of Judah also got towns in the western foothills. Here is a list of those towns: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
So the people of Israel chose some cities to be called “Cities of Safety.” These cities were: