Arba
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
('Αr Βaal "hero of Baal".) Progenitor of the Anakim. From him their city Hebron got its name, Kirjath Arba ( Joshua 14:15; Joshua 15:13; Joshua 21:11). Hebron it was first called, then Mamre, then Kirjath Arba, then it resumed its first name ( Genesis 13:18; Genesis 23:2).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
ARBA is named ‘the father of the Anak’ in Joshua 14:15 (so read also Joshua 21:11 , cf. Joshua 15:13 ). This means simply that he was the founder of the city which bore his name; that is Kiriath-arba, later Hebron (wh. see), where was a chief seat of the Anakim.
J. F. McCurdy.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [3]
Ar'ba. (City Of The Four). The progenitor of the Anakim, or sons of Anak, from whom their chief city, Hebron , received its name of Kirjath-Arba . Joshua 14:15; Joshua 15:13; Joshua 21:11.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [4]
Joshua 14:15 15:13 21:11 Genesis 13:18 23:2Hebron
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [5]
An ancestor of the Anakim, and founder of Hebron, to which he gave its ancient name, Joshua 15:13 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [6]
Joshua 14:15 Joshua 15:13
People's Dictionary of the Bible [7]
Arba. Genesis 35:27. See Hebron.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
ar´ba ( ארבע , 'arba‛ , "four"): Variously described as "the greatest man among the Anakim" ( Joshua 14:15 ), "the father of Anak" ( Joshua 15:13 ), "the father of Anok" ( Joshua 21:11 margin). Thus he seems to have been regarded as the ancestor of the Anakim, and as the most famous hero of that race. He was the reputed founder of the city called after him, on the site of which Hebron was built ( Joshua 21:11 ).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [9]
(Heb. Arba', אִרְבִּע , Four, but see Simonis Onom. V. T. p. 312 sq.; Sept. Ἀρβόκ v. r. Ἀργόβ ), a giant, father of Anak (q.v.), from whom Hebron (q.v.) derived its early name of KIRJATH-ARBA (See Kirjath-Arba) , i.e. City Of Arba ( Joshua 14:15; Joshua 15:13; Joshua 21:11). B.C. ante 1618. See GIANT.
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [10]
Ar´ba [HEBRON].
References
- ↑ Arba from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Arba from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Arba from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Arba from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Arba from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Arba from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Arba from People's Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Arba from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Arba from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Arba from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
