וּלְכָלֵ֣ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֗ה נָ֤תַן חֵ֙לֶק֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ אֶת־קִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע אֲבִ֥י הָעֲנָ֖ק הִ֥יא חֶבְרֽוֹן׃
여호와께서 여호수아에게 명하신 대로 여호수아가 기럇 아르바 곧 헤브론 성을 유다 자손 중에서 분깃으로 여분네의 아들 갈렙에게 주었으니 아르바는 아낙의 아비였더라
Sefer HaYashar (midrash)
therefore Hebron became an inheritance for Caleb and his children even unto this day. And Joshua divided the whole land by lots for an inheritance unto all Israel, as the Lord had commanded unto him. And the Israelites gave from their own inheritance, cities for the Levites to dwell therein and places for their cattle and other property; as the Lord had commanded unto Moses so did the children of Israel, and they divided the land by lots, whether great or small. And when the children of Israel went to take possession of their land according to their boundaries, the children of Israel gave unto Joshua the son of Nun an inheritance in their midst; according to the word of God, they gave unto him the city which he asked for, even Timnath-serach in Mount Ephraim, and he built the city and he dwelt therein. - These are the possessions which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers of the tribes divided among the children of Israel by lot in Shiloh, at the door of the tabernacle. And after the division was concluded, the Lord gave unto the children of Israel the land and they possessed it, as the Lord had spoken unto them, and as the Lord had sworn unto their ancestors. And the Lord gave them rest from all their enemies round about them, and no man could stand against them, and the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands. And not one word remained unfulfilled of all the good that the Lord had spoken concerning the children of Israel, for the Lord had performed everything. And Joshua called all the children of Israel and he blessed them and he commanded them to serve the Lord, and then he dismissed them, and every one returned to his tent and to his possession. And the children of Israel served the Lord through all the lifetime of Joshua, and the Lord gave them rest from all their surroundings, and they dwelt in their cities securely.
Bereshit Rabbah
“Sarah died in Kiryat Arba, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan; Abraham came to lament for Sarah, and to weep for her” (Genesis 23:2).
“Sarah died in Kiryat Arba” – it was called by four names: Eshkol,9See Numbers 13:22–24. Mamre,10See Genesis 13:18. Kiryat Arba, Hebron.
Why does it [the Torah] call it Kiryat Arba? It is because four [arba’a] righteous men resided there: Aner, Eshkol and Mamre, and Abraham, and four righteous men were circumcised there: Abraham, Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre. Alternatively, it is because four righteous men, patriarchs of the world, were buried there: Adam the first man, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Alternatively, it is because four matriarchs are buried there: Eve, Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah. And [it is called this also] after its lords, who numbered four, the giant and his three sons.11See Joshua 15:14.
Rabbi Azarya said: It is [so named] because it was from there that our patriarch Abraham departed when he pursued [the armies of] the four kingdoms, who were world leaders.12See Genesis chapter 14. It is [so named also] because it fell by lottery to four parties: Initially to Judah, then to Caleb, then to the Levites, and then to the priests.13See Joshua 15:13, 21:10–11, 21:13.
Also, it is one of the four undesirable places in the Land of Israel. What were they? Rabbi Yitzḥak and the Rabbis, Rabbi Yitzḥak said: Dor, the Dor District, Timnat Seraḥ, and Hebron. The Rabbis say: Dana, Kiryat Sana, Timnat Seraḥ, and Hebron.
“Sarah died in Kiryat Arba” – it was called by four names: Eshkol,9See Numbers 13:22–24. Mamre,10See Genesis 13:18. Kiryat Arba, Hebron.
Why does it [the Torah] call it Kiryat Arba? It is because four [arba’a] righteous men resided there: Aner, Eshkol and Mamre, and Abraham, and four righteous men were circumcised there: Abraham, Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre. Alternatively, it is because four righteous men, patriarchs of the world, were buried there: Adam the first man, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Alternatively, it is because four matriarchs are buried there: Eve, Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah. And [it is called this also] after its lords, who numbered four, the giant and his three sons.11See Joshua 15:14.
Rabbi Azarya said: It is [so named] because it was from there that our patriarch Abraham departed when he pursued [the armies of] the four kingdoms, who were world leaders.12See Genesis chapter 14. It is [so named also] because it fell by lottery to four parties: Initially to Judah, then to Caleb, then to the Levites, and then to the priests.13See Joshua 15:13, 21:10–11, 21:13.
Also, it is one of the four undesirable places in the Land of Israel. What were they? Rabbi Yitzḥak and the Rabbis, Rabbi Yitzḥak said: Dor, the Dor District, Timnat Seraḥ, and Hebron. The Rabbis say: Dana, Kiryat Sana, Timnat Seraḥ, and Hebron.
Sefer HaYashar (midrash)
At that time the Lord said unto Moses: Behold, the days are approaching for thee to die. Take thou Joshua, the son of Nun, thy servant, and place him in the tabernacle that I may give him my commandments, and Moses did so. And the Lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord commanded Joshua, the sun of Nun, saying unto him: Be thou strong and courageous for thou shalt bring the children of Israel to the land which I have given unto them, and I will be with thee. And Moses said unto Joshua: Be strong and courageous, for thou wilt cause the children of Israel to inherit the land, and the Lord will be with thee, He will not leave thee nor forsake thee. Fear not and be not dismayed. And Moses called to all Israel and he said unto them: Ye have seen all the good which the Lord your God hath done for you in the wilderness. Now therefore observe ye all the words of this law and walk in the way of the Lord your God, do not turn from the path which the Lord hath commanded you, neither to the right nor to the left. And Moses taught the child ren of Israel statutes, and judgments, and laws, to practice them in the land, as the Lord had commanded him, behold they are written in the book of the law of God which he gave unto the children of Israel by the hand of Moses. And when Moses had finished instruct ing the children of Israel, the Lord said unto him: Go up to Mount Abarim and die there, and thou shalt be gathered to thy people like unto Aaron, thy brother. And Moses went up, as the Lord had commanded unto him, and he died there, in the land of Moab, in the fortieth year of the children of Israel’s departure from the land of Egypt. And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab, thirty days; so the days of mourning for Moses were ended.