Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Joshua 14:15 in context
Joshua 14:12–15
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Now therefore give me this hill country, of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and great and fortified cities. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as the LORD said.”
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Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
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Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he followed the LORD, the God of Israel wholeheartedly.
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Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.
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