Joshua 15:54

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“Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.”

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BSBPD

“Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Humtah, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Humtah, and Kirjath-Arba (it <FI>is<Fi> Hebron), and Zior; nine cities and their villages.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 15:54 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 23:2She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.
  2. Joshua 14:15(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.
  3. 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.)

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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