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¶ And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arba, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
Genesis 35. 1999
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Sarah lived an hundred and twenty-seven years and died in the city of Arba, which is Hebron in the land of Canaan; for whom Abraham made sorrow and wept, and bought of the children of Heth a field, and buried her worshipfully in a double spelunke.
The Golden Legend, vol. 1 1230-1298 1900
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Since "Arba" was above shown to have been an Enak prince, it is a proper name and cannot mean
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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"Kata 'al-'Arba'," or cutting off the four members, equivalent to our "quartering," was also a popular penalty.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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A scanty harvest when compared to the manifestations of racist, nationalist hatred between settlers and Arabs in Kiryat Arba or Yitzhar, which are everyday occurrences here; a negligible number compared to what the Haredim write about secular Jews, and vice versa; and, in general, a meager lot compared to the expressions of loathing and racism that all of us hurl at one another here.
Avraham Burg: When The Walls Come Tumbling Down Avraham Burg 2011
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Among the 200 activists that gathered at the Maoz Esther site was Hebron-Kiryat Arba Chief Rabbi Dov Lior, who explained why peace was impossible in the Middle East.
2009 June 2009
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An Ethiopian website says the 45-year-old Hailemariam was formerly president of the Arba Minch Water Technology Institute in the country's southern region.
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Yet the second verse in the next chapter (Genesis 23: 2) records that Sahah died in Kiryat Arba, and that Abraham came there to mourn for her.
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An Ethiopian website says the 45-year-old Hailemariam was formerly president of the Arba Minch Water Technology Institute in the country's southern region.
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A scanty harvest when compared to the manifestations of racist, nationalist hatred between settlers and Arabs in Kiryat Arba or Yitzhar, which are everyday occurrences here; a negligible number compared to what the Haredim write about secular Jews, and vice versa; and, in general, a meager lot compared to the expressions of loathing and racism that all of us hurl at one another here.
Avraham Burg: When The Walls Come Tumbling Down Avraham Burg 2011
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