Easton's Bible Dictionary City of Arba, the original name of Hebron (q.v.), so called from the name of its founder, one of the Anakim (Genesis 23:2; 35:27; Joshua 15:13). It was given to Caleb by Joshua as his portion. The Jews interpret the name as meaning "the city of the four", i.e., of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Adam, who were all, as they allege, buried there. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia KIRJATH-ARBA kur-jath-ar'-ba, kir-jath-ar'-ba. See KIRIATH-ARBA.

Multi-Version Concordance Kirjath-arba (8 Occurrences) Genesis 23:2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-Arba: that is Hebron, in the land of Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. (DBY WBS YLT) Genesis 35:27 And Jacob came to Isaac his father to Mamre to Kirjath-Arba, which is Hebron; where Abraham had sojourned, and Isaac. (DBY) Joshua 14:15 Now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-Arba; the great man among the Anakim. And the land rested from war. (DBY WBS YLT) Joshua 15:54 and Humtah, and Kirjath-Arba, that is, Hebron, and Zior: nine cities and their hamlets. (DBY WBS YLT) Joshua 20:7 And they hallowed Kedesh in Galilee in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kirjath-Arba, that is, Hebron, in the hill-country of Judah. (DBY WBS YLT) Joshua 21:11 and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, which Arba was the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it. (DBY) Judges 1:10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. (WBS YLT) Nehemiah 11:25 And as to the hamlets in their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath-Arba and its dependent villages, and in Dibon and its dependent villages, and in Jekabzeel and its dependent villages, (DBY WBS YLT)