judah
Hebron
Also: Kiriath-arba · Mamre (nearby oaks)
Where Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah; burial site of the patriarchs and matriarchs (Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Leah). David's first capital, where he reigned over Judah seven years before taking Jerusalem.
- Modern equivalent
- Hebron (Palestinian Territories)
- Coordinates
- 31.5326°, 35.0998°
Scripture references
- Genesis 13:18
- Genesis 23
- Genesis 49:29-32
- Numbers 13:22
- Joshua 14:13-15
- 2 Samuel 2:1-4
- 2 Samuel 5:5