Arba

A man of the Anakim living before Israel's monarchy, first mentioned in Joshua 14:15.

About Arba

An ancestor of the giant Anakim and a great hero among his people (Joshua 15:13; 21:11). Arba was the founder of Kiriath-arba (city of Arba), later known as Hebron (Joshua 14:15).

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Key References

Joshua 14:15

(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.

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Joshua 14:15

(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.