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Arba אַרְבַּע
Canaanite. Arba was the father of Anak and the namesake of Kiriath-arba, which was the former name of Hebron.
Family
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Where Arba appears
Joshua (3)
Key verses
- Joshua 14:15 first mention — 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.
- Joshua 15:13 — And 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.
- Joshua 21:11 — And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.