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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49632" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49632" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> ARBA </strong> 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. </p> <p> J. F. McCurdy. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71459" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71459" /> == | ||
<p> '''Ar'ba.''' ''( | <p> '''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. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30482" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30482" /> == | ||
Joshua 14:15 15:13 21:11 Genesis 13:18 23:2Hebron | |||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15389" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15389" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20619" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20619" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Arba', אִרְבִּע '', | <p> (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. </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_14887" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_14887" /> == | ||
<p> Ar´ba [ | <p> Ar´ba [HEBRON]. </p> | ||
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