Arba
Four, a giant, father of Anak. From him the city of Hebron derived its name of Kirjath-arba, i.e., the city of Araba (
Joshua 14:15
;
15:13
;
21:11
;
Genesis 13:18
;
23:2
). (see
HEBRON
.)
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