Joshua 14:15

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Joshua 14:13–15 · Berean Standard Bible

13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.

14 Therefore 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.

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

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Joshua 15:13

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.)

Genesis 23:2

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 11:23

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

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

Judges 3:30

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

Judges 5:31

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

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,