1 Chronicles 6:55

to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its pasture lands around it;

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In The King James Version

And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.

In Context

54Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),

56but the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

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Cross References

Joshua 14:13Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.

Joshua 21:11They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.

Judges 1:20They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 6:55-81

The Cities of the Levites. ( b. c. 1444.) 54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot. 55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. 56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs,… Read the whole commentary →

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