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<\/a>Hebron is most noted as a city located south of Jerusalem.\u00a0Numbers 13:22\u00a0tells us that the town was built seven years before Zoan was built in Egypt. It was also known by the older name of “the city of the Arba”, or\u00a0Kirjath Arba<\/i>, “And the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim)<\/i>” (Joshua 14:15). Hebron was where Abraham frequently stayed during his travels and it was here that he buried his beloved wife, Sarah (Genesis 13:18;\u00a023:2,\u00a017-20). After the conquering of Canaan, Hebron was given to Caleb as his inheritance (Joshua 14:13). Hebron was also where David was originally crowned king and where he reigned for his first seven and a half years (II Samuel 5:5).<\/p>\nTwo people were also named Hebron; the third son of Kohath of the tribe of Levi (Exodus 6:18) and a descendant of Caleb (I Chronicles 2:42-43).<\/p>\n
As far as the meaning of the word “Hebron,” spelled\u00a0chevron<\/i>\u00a0in Hebrew, it is a proper noun derived from similar Hebrews words:\u00a0chevar<\/i>\u00a0(to unite, to join);\u00a0chever<\/i>\u00a0(association),\u00a0chaver<\/i> (companion), and\u00a0chevrah<\/i>\u00a0(association, company). The word “Hebron” itself is only used as a name of a place or a person in the Bible; it carries no deeper meaning, nor is it used in a symbolic fashion in the Scriptures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: I need research information on the meaning of “Hebron”: one meaning a place where we learn to relate to people, not on the basis of what they do for us, but in recognition of God’s work in bringing us together. Answer: Hebron is most noted as a city located south of Jerusalem.\u00a0Numbers 13:22\u00a0tells us…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[223,190],"class_list":["post-2049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-geography","tag-translation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17934,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-you-say-there-is-no-symbolic-meaning-in-the-name-hebron\/","url_meta":{"origin":2049,"position":0},"title":"How can you say there is no symbolic meaning in the name “Hebron?”","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 17, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: In light of II Samuel 5, I do not understand\u00a0how you can say that the meaning of the word \"Hebron\" has no symbolic or deeper meaning in the Bible.\u00a0 Since David ruled from there for 7 1\/2 years and then the leaders of the tribes asked him to unite\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15793,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/who-were-the-wives-who-gave-birth-to-davids-sons-and-in-which-order-were-they-born\/","url_meta":{"origin":2049,"position":1},"title":"Who were the wives who gave birth to David’s sons and in which order were they born?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 19, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Who were the wives of King David who gave birth to Amnon, Absalom, Killiam, and Adonijah? I am guessing, but it seems as if Amnon was the first, Absalom second, Killiam, and then Adonijah. Adonijah being the last before Solomon because he had the right to the throne before\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2515,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/who-is-the-uncle-of-moses\/","url_meta":{"origin":2049,"position":2},"title":"Who is the uncle of Moses?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 10, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Who is the uncle of Moses? Answer: Moses' parents were Amram and Jochebed. \"Now Amram took for himself Jochebed, his father's sister, as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven\" (Exodus 6:20). 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And the woman was intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":43889,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-was-adonijah-killed-by-solomons-orders\/","url_meta":{"origin":2049,"position":4},"title":"Why was Adonijah killed by Solomon’s orders?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 2, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Why was Adonijah killed by Solomon's orders? 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