Hebron's significance — And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakim. Therefore the land had rest from war. The ancient name of Hebron—Kirjath-arba, 'City of Arba'—recalls that it was named for a great Anakim leader. The conquest of Hebron, the Anakim's city, represents the conquest of Israel's greatest physical threat. The statement 'the land had rest from war' (וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ מִמִּלְחָמָה) echoes Joshua 11:23 and indicates the completion of major warfare. Caleb's peaceful possession of Hebron symbolizes the transition from conquest to settlement.

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