Joshua 15:13
The Lord had instructed Joshua to allocate some land in Judah's territory to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, and so he was given the town of Kiriath-arba, or Hebron. (Arba was the father of Anak.)
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14Caleb drove out three family groups—Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
Cross References
Genesis 13:18So Abram went to live at Hebron, setting up his tents among the oaks at Mamre, where he built an altar to the Lord.
Numbers 14:23not a single one of them is ever going to see the country I promised to give their forefathers. None of those who rejected me will see it.
Joshua 11:21During this time Joshua also annihilated the descendants of Anak living in the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel. Joshua set apart and completely destroyed their towns,
Joshua 14:13So Joshua blessed Caleb and granted him ownership of Hebron.
Joshua 20:7So they assigned the following sanctuary towns: Kedesh of Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali; Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Kiriath-arba (or Hebron), in the hill country of Judah.
Judges 1:10They attacked the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (previously known as Kiriath Arba) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 15:2-13
The Lot of Judah. ( b. c. 1444.) 1 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. 2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: 3 And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass… Read the whole commentary →