Arba

"Four." A giant, the father of Anak, and the greatest of the Anakim. According to Joshua 14:15, the city of Hebron owed its ancient name of Kiriath-Arba (city of Arba) to him.

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References

Sources

  • Josh.15:13; 21:11; Gen. 13:18; 23:2.
  • Skolnik, Fred; Berenbaum, Michael. (2007). Encyclopaedia Judaica, second edition. Farmington Hills: Keter Publishing House Ltd.