11 (A)They gave them (B)Kiriath-arba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, (C)in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasturelands around it.

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11 They gave them Kiriath Arba(A) (that is, Hebron(B)), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)

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13 And to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, (A)the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, (B)Libnah with its pasturelands,

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13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge(A) for one accused of murder), Libnah,(B)

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13 Then Joshua (A)blessed him, and he gave (B)Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. 14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, (C)because he wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 (D)Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba.[a] (Arba[b] was the greatest man among the Anakim.) (E)And the land had rest from war.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 14:15 Kiriath-arba means the city of Arba
  2. Joshua 14:15 Hebrew He

13 Then Joshua blessed(A) Caleb son of Jephunneh(B) and gave him Hebron(C) as his inheritance.(D) 14 So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly.(E) 15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba(F) after Arba,(G) who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)

Then the land had rest(H) from war.

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