Lectionary Calendar

Thursday, April 25th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter

Attention!

StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Kiriath-Arba

Holman Bible Dictionary

Search for…

1 2 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Kiriath

Next Entry
Kiriath-Arim

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

(kihr' ih ath-ahr' buh) Place name meaning, “city of Arba” or “city of four.” The ancient name for the city of Hebron (Joshua 15:54 ). It was the chief city in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:54 ) and was both a Levitical city (Joshua 21:11 ) and a city of refuge (Joshua 20:7 ). Caleb captured the city for Israel (Joshua 15:13-14 ). Bible students dispute the origin of the name. According to some, Kiriath-Arba was originally named after Arba the Anakite hero (Joshua 14:15; see Joshua 15:13 ). Others point to the nearby cave of Machpelah where, according to Jewish tradition, Adam, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were buried—thus, “city of four.” See Levitical Cities; Cities of Refuge; Hebron .

Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Kiriath-Arba'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/k/kiriath-arba.html. 1991.

Bible Dictionaries Kiriath-Arba

Holman Bible Dictionary

Bible Dictionaries
Kiriath-Arba