Kirjath-Arba

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The Poor Man's Concordance and Dictionary by Robert Hawker (1828)

The city of four; Arba, four, being joined to it, Josh. xv. 13.

See Cities of Refuge.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary by American Tract Society (1859) ↑

See HEBRON.\par

Smith's Bible Dictionary by William Smith (1863) ↑

Kir’jath-ar’ba. (the city of Arba). An early name of the city which, after the conquest, is generally known as Hebron. Jos 14:15; Jdg 1:10. The identity of Kirjath-arba with Hebron is constantly asserted. Gen 23:2; Gen 35:27; Jos 14:15; Jos 15:13; Jos 15:54; Jos 20:7; Jos 21:11.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary by Andrew Robert Fausset (1878) ↑

"the city of Arba" the Anakite (Gen 13:18; Gen 23:2; Jos 14:15; Jos 15:54; Jos 20:7; Jos 21:11; Neh 11:25). Hebron was the original name, then Mamre ("the sacred grove near the town"), then Kirjath Caleb restored the name Hebron. (See HEBRON.)

People's Dictionary of the Bible by Edwin W. Rice (1893) ↑

Kirjath-arba (kir’jath-är’bah), R. V., Kiriath-arba. The city of Arba, Arba being its founder, or the city of Four—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Adam having been buried there—is mentioned Gen 23:2; Gen 35:27; Jos 14:15; Jos 15:13; Jos 15:54; Jos 20:7; Jos 21:11; Jdg 1:10; Neh 11:25. See Hebron and Mamre.

Jewish Encyclopedia by Isidore Singer (ed.) (1906) ↑

See HEBRON ( kirjath-arba ):

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia by James Orr (ed.) (1915) ↑

kûr-jath-ar´ba, kir-jath-ar´ba. See KIRIATH-ARBA.