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Places › Kiriath-arba Place
Kiriath-arba Named in 7 verses across 4 books, first in Judges 1:10 .
The dataset treats this record as another name for, or a duplicate of, Hebron .
Where Identification Not assessed The dataset gives no precision for this point.
Matched to an entry in an ancient-world gazetteer, and the match was checked by the dataset’s editors. Gazetteer entry
Some biblical sites are known for certain; others are identified from old names and descriptions and are still discussed.
People Born, died or recorded here, or in an event set here, first; then people named in the same verses, which does not mean they were here.
In the Bible All 1 verse in Judges, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Genesis2 Joshua3 Judges1 Nehemiah1 Judges Judges 1:10 Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
Place data from Theographic Bible Metadata by Robert Rouse, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (please also credit its original sources); its coordinates draw on OpenBible.info and the Pleiades / DARE gazetteers. Verse links use KJV (1769) numbering; verse text is the Berean Standard Bible (public domain).