Kirjath-arba in the Bible
Meaning: city of four; fourth city
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Now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-Arba; the great man among the Anakim. And the land rested from war.
and Humtah, and Kirjath-Arba, that is, Hebron, and Zior: nine cities and their hamlets.
And they hallowed Kedesh in Galilee in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kirjath-Arba, that is, Hebron, in the hill-country of Judah.
and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, which Arba was the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.
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Kirjath-arba » An early name of hebron
Now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba; for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.
Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.