Genesis 23:2
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2 And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.(A)
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Genesis 23:19
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19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah facing Mamre, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan.
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Genesis 13:18
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18 So Abram moved his tent and came and settled by the oaks[a] of Mamre, which are at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord.(A)
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- 13.18 Or terebinths
1 Chronicles 6:57
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57 To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,(A)
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Judges 1:10
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10 Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba), and they defeated Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.(A)
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Acts 8:2
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2 Devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.(A)
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John 11:35
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35 Jesus began to weep.(A)
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John 11:31
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31 The Jews who were with her in the house consoling her saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
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Ezekiel 24:16-18
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16 Mortal, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes, yet you shall not mourn or weep, nor shall your tears run down.(A) 17 Groan quietly; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your upper lip or eat the bread of mourners.[a](B) 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did as I was commanded.
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- 24.17 Vg Tg: Heb of men
Jeremiah 22:18
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18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah:
They shall not lament for him, saying,
“Alas, my brother!” or “Alas, sister!”
They shall not lament for him, saying,
“Alas, lord!” or “Alas, his majesty!”(A)
Jeremiah 22:10
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10 Do not weep for him who is dead,
nor bemoan him;
weep rather for him who goes away,
for he shall return no more
to see his native land.(A)
2 Chronicles 35:25
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25 Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josiah, and all the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josiah in their laments to this day. They made these a custom in Israel; they are recorded in the Laments.(A)
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2 Samuel 5:5
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5 At Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.(A)
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2 Samuel 5:3
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3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel.(A)
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2 Samuel 2:11
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11 The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.(A)
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2 Samuel 1:17
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17 David intoned this lamentation over Saul and his son Jonathan.(A)
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2 Samuel 1:12
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12 They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for his son Jonathan and for the army of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had been struck down[a] by the sword.(A)
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- 1.12 Q ms Gk: Heb had fallen
1 Samuel 28:3
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Saul Consults a Medium
3 Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. Saul had expelled the mediums and the wizards from the land.(A)
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1 Samuel 20:31
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31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon the earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.”
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Joshua 20:7
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7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.(A)
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Joshua 14:14-15
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14 So Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholeheartedly followed the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba; Arba was[a] the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.(A)
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- 14.15 Heb lacks Arba was
Joshua 10:39
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39 and he took it with its king and all its towns; they struck them with the edge of the sword and utterly destroyed every person in it; he left no one remaining; just as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and its king.
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Deuteronomy 34:8
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8 The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the period of mourning for Moses was ended.
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Numbers 20:29
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29 When all the congregation saw that Aaron had died, all the house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days.
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Numbers 13:22
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22 They went up into the Negeb and came to Hebron, and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the Anakites, were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)(A)
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