1 Chronicles 6:55

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“They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.”

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BSBPD

“They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and they give to them Hebron in the land of Judah and its suburbs round about it;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 6:55 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 14:13Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
  2. Joshua 15:13According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
  3. Joshua 21:11They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)
  4. Joshua 21:12But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
  5. Judges 1:20Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.

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