KJV ORIGINAL
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The city of Hebron used to be called Kirjath-arba, named after Arba, who was a great leader among the Anakites. And the land finally had peace from war.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse explains that Hebron was renamed from its original name that honored a giant warrior, and that Israel had finally achieved peace in the land.
📚 Historical Context
This concludes the account of Caleb receiving Hebron as his inheritance after driving out the Anakites (giants) who lived there. The Anakites were a fearsome people group that had originally terrified the Israelite spies forty-five years earlier. The note about the land having rest from war marks the end of the major conquest period under Joshua's leadership.
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