Joshua 14:15
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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.(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.
In other translations
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.(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.
Hebrew words
וְשֵׁםveshemand [the] name ofH8034חֶבְרוֹןchevronHebronH2275לְפָנִיםlefanim<to> beforeH6440קִרְיַתkiryat[was] KiriathH7153אַרְבַּע'arba'ArbaH7153הָאָדָםha'adam[who was] the manH120הַגָּדוֹלhagadol<the> greatH1419בָּעֲנָקִיםba'anakimamong the AnakitesH6062הוּאhu'heH1931וְהָאָרֶץveha'aretzand the landH776שָׁקְטָהshaketahit was at peaceH8252מִמִּלְחָמָה׃ פmimilchamahfrom warH4421
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Related verses
- Joshua 11:23So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.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.
- Genesis 23:2And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.
- Judges 3:11And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
- Joshua 15:13And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.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.)
- Judges 5:31So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.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 8:28Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.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 3:30So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
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People and places
People: Arba
Places: Hebron