So Abram moved his tents. He went to live near Mamre’s big trees. This was near the city of Hebron. At that place Abram built an altar [78] for worshiping the Lord.
Genesis 23:2 - Easy To Read Version She died in the city of Kiriath Arba (Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham was very sad and cried for her there. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan. And Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. American Standard Version (1901) And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. Common English Bible She died in Kiriath-arba, that is, in Hebron, in the land of Canaan; and Abraham cried out in grief and wept for Sarah. Catholic Public Domain Version And she died in the city of Arba, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn and weep for her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she died in the city of Arbee which is Hebron, in the land of Chanaan: and Abraham came to mourn and weep for her. |
So Abram moved his tents. He went to live near Mamre’s big trees. This was near the city of Hebron. At that place Abram built an altar [78] for worshiping the Lord.
After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of that field near Mamre (Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
Then Isaac brought the girl into his mother’s tent. Rebekah became Isaac’s wife that day. Isaac loved her very much. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
After that Esau hated Jacob because of this blessing. Esau thought to himself, “My father will soon die, and there will be a time of sadness for him. But after that I will kill Jacob.”
Jacob went to his father Isaac at Mamre in Kiriath Arba (Hebron). This is where Abraham and Isaac had lived.
Joseph’s father said, “Go and see if your brothers are safe. Come back and tell me if my sheep are all fine.” So Joseph’s father sent him from the Valley of Hebron to Shechem.
When Israel died, Joseph was very sad. He hugged his father and cried on him and kissed him.
They went to Goren Atad, [262] east of the Jordan River. At this place they had a long funeral service for Israel. This funeral service continued for seven days.
They were very sad and cried. They did not eat until evening. They cried because Saul and his son Jonathan were dead. David and his men cried for the Lord’s people {that had been killed}, and they cried for Israel. They cried because Saul, his son Jonathan, and many Israelites had been killed in battle.
David was king in Hebron. David ruled over the family group of Judah for seven years and six months.
So all the leaders of Israel came to meet with King David at Hebron. King David made an agreement with these leaders in Hebron in front of the Lord. Then the leaders anointed [22] David to be the king of Israel.
In Hebron, he ruled over Judah for 7 years and 6 months. And in Jerusalem, he ruled over all of Israel and Judah for 33 years.
The descendants of Aaron were given the city of Hebron. Hebron was a city of safety. [64] They were also given the cities of Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Jeremiah wrote and sang some funeral songs for Josiah. And the men and women singers still sing those sad songs today. It became something the people of Israel always do—they sing a sad song for Josiah. Those songs are written in the book, Funeral Songs.
The people of Judah lived in these towns: In Kiriath Arba and the small towns around it, in Dibon and the small towns around it, in Jekabzeel and the small towns around it,
Don’t cry for the king that has died. {\cf2\super [177]} \par Don’t cry for him.\par But cry very hard for the king\par that must leave this place. {\cf2\super [178]} \par Cry for him\par because he will never come back again.\par Jehoahaz will never see his homeland again.\par
So this is what the Lord says\par to King Jehoiakim son of Josiah:\par “The people of Judah will not cry\par for Jehoiakim.\par They will not say to each another,\par ‘Oh, my brother,\par \{I am so sad about Jehoiakim\}!\par Oh, my sister,\par \{I am so sad about Jehoiakim\}!’\par The people of Judah will not cry\par for Jehoiakim.\par They will not say about him,\par ‘Oh, master, \{I am so sad\}!\par Oh, King, \{I am so sad\}!’\par
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.
All the people of Israel learned that Aaron was dead. So every person in Israel mourned [274] for 30 days.
The Jews who had come were with Mary in the house. They were comforting her. They saw Mary stand and leave quickly. They thought that she was going to the tomb {\cf2\super [178]} \{of Lazarus\}. They thought she was going there to cry. So they followed her.
The people of Israel cried for Moses for 30 days. They stayed in the Jordan Valley in Moab until the time of sadness was finished.
They captured that city, its king, and all the little towns near Debir. They killed every person in that city. No one was left alive there. The people of Israel did to Debir and its king the same thing they did to Hebron and its king. This was the same thing they had done to Libnah and its king.
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.)
Humtah, Kiriath Arba (Hebron), and Zior. There were nine towns and all the fields around them.
So the people of Israel chose some cities to be called “Cities of Safety.” These cities were:
They gave them Kiriath Arba (This is Hebron. It was named for a man named Arba. Arba was the father of Anak.) They also gave them some land near the town for their animals.
Then the men of Judah went to fight against the Canaanite people that lived in the city of Hebron. (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba.) The men of Judah defeated the men named Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. [4]
As long as Jesse’s son lives, you’ll never be king and have a kingdom. Now, bring David to me! He is a dead man!”
Samuel died. All the Israelites met together and showed their sadness about Samuel’s death. They buried Samuel at his home in Ramah. Then David moved to the Desert of Paran.
After Samuel died, all the people of Israel showed their sadness. Then they buried Samuel in Ramah, his home town.