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Hebron
31.5251°N, 35.1022°E · Photo: Dr. Avishai Teicher (CC-BY-2.5)
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In Scripture (62 references)
Genesis
Genesis 13:18 Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an alt... Genesis 23:2 Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sa... Genesis 23:19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that i... Genesis 35:27 Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac...
Joshua
Joshua 10:3 Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia ... Joshua 10:5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jar... Joshua 10:23 They did so, and brought those five kings out of the cave to him: the king of Jerusalem, the king of... Joshua 10:36 Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it. Joshua 10:37 They took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with its king and all its cities, and all th... Joshua 10:39 He took it, with its king and all its cities. They struck them with the edge of the sword, and utter... Joshua 11:21 Joshua came at that time, and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, fro... Joshua 12:10 the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; Joshua 14:13 Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. Joshua 14:14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, bec...
and 7 more in Joshua
Judges
Judges 1:10 Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron. (The name of Hebron before that was Kiriath A... Judges 1:20 They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there. Judges 16:3 Samson lay until midnight, then arose at midnight and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city...
2 Samuel
2 Samuel 2:1 After this, David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” Yahwe... 2 Samuel 2:3 David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities o... 2 Samuel 2:4 The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, ... 2 Samuel 2:11 The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. 2 Samuel 2:32 They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his ... 2 Samuel 3:2 Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; 2 Samuel 3:5 and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron. 2 Samuel 3:12 Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “Whose is the land?” and saying, “Make your al... 2 Samuel 3:19 Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebro... 2 Samuel 3:20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were wit...
and 14 more in 2 Samuel
1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 3:1 Now these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam t... 1 Chronicles 3:4 six were born to him in Hebron; and he reigned there seven years and six months. He reigned thirty-t... 1 Chronicles 6:55 to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its pasture lands around it; 1 Chronicles 6:57 To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its pasture lands, Jat... 1 Chronicles 11:1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your f... 1 Chronicles 11:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebro... 1 Chronicles 12:23 These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to ... 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these were men of war, who could order the battle array, and came with a perfect heart to Hebron... 1 Chronicles 29:27 The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reign...
2 Chronicles
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