Joshua genealogical ancestor
Arba
genealogical ancestor
People
also: Arba, Kiriath-arba
Arba is named as the father of Anak in the designation Kiriath-arba for Hebron.
Arba in the Bible is the genealogical ancestor identified as the father of Anak in Joshua’s account of Caleb’s allotted portion. Joshua 15:13 calls Hebron “Kiriath-arba” and identifies Arba as Anak’s father while describing the portion given to Caleb son of Jephunneh among the sons of Judah. Arba is named in at least 2 verses in Joshua, in 2 recorded name forms; the supplied verse text centers on this designation of Hebron.
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Joshua 15:13
First named
Across Scripture
Joshua