Hebron, CT
Zip code(s): 06248
Hebron, IL (village, FIPS 33851)
Location: 42.47095 N, 88.42987 W
Population (1990): 809 (316 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 60034
Hebron, IN (town, FIPS 32818)
Location: 41.32237 N, 87.20284 W
Population (1990): 3183 (1190 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46341
Hebron, KY
Zip code(s): 41048
Hebron, MD (town, FIPS 37875)
Location: 38.41759 N, 75.68802 W
Population (1990): 665 (285 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 21830
Hebron, ME
Zip code(s): 04238
Hebron, ND (city, FIPS 36860)
Location: 46.90283 N, 102.04408 W
Population (1990): 888 (470 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 58638
Hebron, NE (city, FIPS 21905)
Location: 40.16835 N, 97.58774 W
Population (1990): 1765 (782 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68370
Hebron, NH
Zip code(s): 03241
Hebron, OH (village, FIPS 34790)
Location: 39.96264 N, 82.49155 W
Population (1990): 2076 (849 housing units)
Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43025
Hebron, TX (town, FIPS 33020)
Location: 33.04229 N, 96.89926 W
Population (1990): 1128 (380 housing units)
Area: 17.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Hebron : a community; alliance. (1.) A city in the south end of the
valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba,
from which it is distant about 20 miles in a straight line. It
was built "seven years before Zoan in Egypt" (Gen. 13:18; Num.
13:22). It still exists under the same name, and is one of the
most ancient cities in the world. Its earlier name was
Kirjath-arba (Gen. 23:2; Josh. 14:15; 15:3). But "Hebron would
appear to have been the original name of the city, and it was
not till after Abraham's stay there that it received the name
Kirjath-arba, who [i.e., Arba] was not the founder but the
conqueror of the city, having led thither the tribe of the
Anakim, to which he belonged. It retained this name till it came
into the possession of Caleb, when the Israelites restored the
original name Hebron" (Keil, Com.). The name of this city does
not occur in any of the prophets or in the New Testament. It is
found about forty times in the Old. It was the favorite home of
Abraham. Here he pitched his tent under the oaks of Mamre, by
which name it came afterwards to be known; and here Sarah died,
and was buried in the cave of Machpelah (Gen. 23:17-20), which
he bought from Ephron the Hittite. Based on this place the patriarch
departed for Egypt by way of Beersheba (37:14; 46:1). It was
taken by Joshua and given to Caleb (Josh. 10:36, 37; 12:10;
14:13). It became a Levitical city and a city of refuge (20:7;
21:11). When David became king of Judah this was his royal
residence, and he resided here for seven and a half years (2
Sam. 5:5); and here he was anointed as king over all Israel (2
Sam. 2:1-4, 11; 1 Kings 2:11). It became the residence also of
the rebellious Absalom (2 Sam. 15:10), who probably expected to
find his chief support in the tribe of Judah, now called
el-Khulil.
In one part of the modern city is a great mosque, which is
built over the grave of Machpelah. The first European who was
permitted to enter this mosque was the Prince of Wales in 1862.
It was also visited by the Marquis of Bute in 1866, and by the
late Emperor Frederick of Germany (then Crown-Prince of Prussia)
in 1869.
One of the largest oaks in Palestine is found in the valley of
Eshcol, about 3 miles north of the town. It is supposed by some
to be the tree under which Abraham pitched his tent, and is
called "Abraham's oak." (See OAK.)
(2.) The third son of Kohath the Levite (Ex. 6:18; 1 Chr. 6:2,
18).
(3.) 1 Chr. 2:42, 43.
(4.) A town in the north border of Asher (Josh. 19:28).
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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Hebron, society; friendship
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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