Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Joshua 21:11 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Joshua 21:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 21 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. the city: or, Kirjatharba”
Joshua 21:11 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 21:11
And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.The priests received "Hebron" (Chevron, חֶבְרוֹן), whose name means "association" or "alliance"—fitting for a city fostering covenant community between God and His people. The phrase "the city of Arba the father of Anak" (Kiriat-Arba avi haAnak, קִרְיַת־אַרְבַּע אֲבִי הָעֲנָק) recalls Hebron's pre-conquest identity. Arba was the Anakim's ancestor (Joshua 14:15), and the Anakim were the giants who terrified the faithless spies (Numbers 13:28, 33). T...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 21:11
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“and the suburbs of it round about it;”
“into a city of Judah”
“and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim”
“that David inquired of Yahweh”
“to Mamre”
“and Ahiman”
“and spoke”
“and Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron)”
“And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.”
“according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua”