¹⁰ Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These became the fortified towns of Judah and Benjamin.

¹¹ David made Hebron his capital, and he ruled as king of Judah for seven and a half years.

⁷ The following cities were designated as cities of refuge: Kedesh of 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.

¹⁴ Hebron still belongs to the descendants of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite because he wholeheartedly followed the Lord, the God of Israel.

²² Going north, they passed through the Negev and arrived at Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai—all descendants of Anak—lived. (The ancient town of Hebron was founded seven years before the Egyptian city of Zoan.)

² she died at Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron) in the land of Canaan. There Abraham mourned and wept for her.