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1 Chronicles 6:55

Hebron

53 Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

54 Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:

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

56 But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

57 So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

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BSB
They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.
KJV
And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
WEB
to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its pasture lands around it;
ASV
to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it;
DARBY
and they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;
BLB
And they gave to them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its surrounding pasturelands.
ÅB
de fikk Hebron i Juda land med tilhørende jorder rundt omkring;
OTB
De ga dem Hebron i Judas land og dets omkringliggende beitemarker,
B1930
de fikk Hebron i Juda land med tilhørende jorder rundt omkring;

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  • Joshua 14:13

    Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.

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  • Joshua 15:13

    According 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.)

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  • Joshua 21:11–13

    They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)

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  • Judges 1:20

    Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.

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