Genesis 23:2
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2 So Sarah died in (A)Kirjath Arba (that is, (B)Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
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Genesis 23:19
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19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
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Genesis 13:18
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18 (A)Then Abram moved his tent, and went and (B)dwelt by [a]the terebinth trees of Mamre, (C)which are in Hebron, and built an (D)altar there to the Lord.
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- Genesis 13:18 Heb. Alon Mamre
1 Chronicles 6:57
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57 And (A)to the sons of Aaron they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron; also Libnah with its common-lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands,
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Judges 1:10
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10 Then Judah [a]went against the Canaanites who dwelt in (A)Hebron. (Now the name of Hebron was formerly (B)Kirjath Arba.) And they killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
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- Judges 1:10 attacked
Acts 8:2
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2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and (A)made great lamentation over him.
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John 11:35
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35 (A)Jesus wept.
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John 11:31
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31 (A)Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, [a]saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”
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- John 11:31 NU supposing that she was going
Ezekiel 24:16-18
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16 “Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall (A)neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down. 17 Sigh in silence, (B)make no mourning for the dead; (C)bind your turban on your head, and (D)put your sandals on your feet; (E)do not cover your [a]lips, and do not eat man’s bread of sorrow.”
18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded.
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- Ezekiel 24:17 Lit. moustache
Jeremiah 22:18
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18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
(A)“They shall not lament for him,
Saying, (B)‘Alas, my brother!’ or ‘Alas, my sister!’
They shall not lament for him,
Saying, ‘Alas, master!’ or ‘Alas, his glory!’
Jeremiah 22:10
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10 Weep not for (A)the dead, nor bemoan him;
Weep bitterly for him (B)who goes away,
For he shall return no more,
Nor see his native country.
2 Chronicles 35:25
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25 Jeremiah also (A)lamented for (B)Josiah. And to this day (C)all the singing men and the singing women speak of Josiah in their lamentations. (D)They made it a custom in Israel; and indeed they are written in the Laments.
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2 Samuel 5:5
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5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah (A)seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
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