Joshua 14:15 “(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man a…”

Joshua 14:15

(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.

World English Bible

Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.

American Standard Version

Now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba; which Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the name of Hebron was before time, Kiriath-arba: which Arba was a great man amog the Anakims: thus the land ceassed from warre.

Darby Translation

Now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-Arba; the great man among the Anakim. And the land rested from war.

Young's Literal Translation

and the name of Hebron formerly [is] Kirjath-Arba (he [is] the great man among the Anakim); and the land hath rest from war.

Bible in Basic English

In earlier times the name of Hebron had been Kiriath-arba, named after Arba, the greatest of the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

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Cross references

“And the name”

Genesis 23:2 Joshua 15:13

Genesis 23:2 · BSB

She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.

Joshua 15:13 · BSB

According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)

“And the land”

Joshua 11:23 Judges 3:11 Judges 5:31 Judges 8:28 Judges 3:30

Joshua 11:23 · BSB

So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.

Judges 3:11 · BSB

So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.

Judges 5:31 · BSB

So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.

Judges 8:28 · BSB

In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,

Judges 3:30 · BSB

So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.

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