Joshua 15:13
Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 15
“And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.”Joshua 15:13
What Does Joshua 15:13 Mean?
Joshua 15:13 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 15, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Joshua 15:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Judges 1:20“And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.”Numbers 13:22“And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)”Joshua 10:36“And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:”Joshua 14:15“And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.”1 Samuel 30:14“We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.”Genesis 35:27“And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.”Joshua 11:21“And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.”Joshua 14:13“And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.”Joshua 15:54“And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:”1 Chronicles 6:56“But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.”Numbers 13:6“Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.”Numbers 13:30“And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.”Numbers 14:23“Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:”Deuteronomy 1:34“And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,”Joshua 14:6“Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.”Joshua 21:11“And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.”Judges 1:9“And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.”Judges 1:10“And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.”1 Chronicles 4:15“And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.”1 Chronicles 6:55“And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.”
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