Hebron
And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron,
and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of
Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath
avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed....
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All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a
perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel:
and all the rest also of Israel [were] of one heart to make
David king....
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1. Third son of Kohath; younger brother of Amram, father of
Moses and Aaron (Exodus 6:18). The family of Hebronites
sprang from him. In the 40th year of David's reign 2,700 of
them, at Jazer in Gilead, "mighty men of valor,"
superintended for the king the two and a half tribes "in
matters pertaining to God and the king" (1 Chronicles 26:30-
32...
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a community; alliance. (1.) A city in the south end of the
valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and
Beersheba,
from which it is distant about 20 miles in a
straight line. It
was built "seven years before Zoan in Egypt" (Gen.
13:18; Num.
13:22). It still exists under the same name, and is
one of the
most ancient cities in the wo...
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(alliance).
1. The third son of Kohath, who was the second son
of Levi. Ex 6:18; Nu 3:19; 1Ch 6:2,18; 23:12 He was the
founder of a family of Hebronites, Nu 3:27; 26:58; 1Ch
26:23,30,31, or Bene-Hebron. 1Ch 15:9; 23:19
2. A city of Judah, Jos 15:54 situated among the
mountains, Jos 20:7
20 Roman miles south of Jerusalem, and the same
distan...
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1. A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher
Jos 19:28
-2. A city of the tribe of Judah, south of Jerusalem
When built
Nu 13:22
Fortified
2Ch 11:10
Called KIRJATH-ARBA
Ge 23:2
ARBA
Ge 35:27; Jos 15:13
Abraham lived there and Sarah died at
Ge 23:2
Hoham, king of, confederated with other kings of the
Canaanites against Joshua
Jos 1...
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