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Kirjath Arba

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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"the city of Arba" the Anakite (Genesis 13:18; Genesis 23:2; Joshua 14:15; Joshua 15:54; Joshua 20:7; Joshua 21:11; Nehemiah 11:25). Hebron was the original name, then Mamre ("the sacred grove near the town"), then Kirjath Caleb restored the name Hebron. (See HEBRON.)

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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Kirjath Arba'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​k/kirjath-arba.html. 1949.
 
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