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11 They gave them Kiriath-arba, also known as Hebron, (Arba was named after[a] the ancestor of Anak), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasture lands. 12 But the fields adjoining the city and its surrounding villages were given to Jephunneh’s son Caleb.

13 So they gave Hebron to the descendants of Aaron the priest to serve as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, Libnah with its pasture lands,

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  1. Joshua 21:11 The Heb. lacks was named after

11 They gave them Kiriath Arba(A) (that is, Hebron(B)), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) 12 But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.(C)

13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge(D) for one accused of murder), Libnah,(E)

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