Arba (biblical figure)

Arba (ארבע) (meaning "four") was a man mentioned in assorted, but early, Old Testament verses of the Bible. In Joshua 14:15 , he is cited as the "greatest man among the Anakites" and the father of Anak . Arba himself was the father of Anak, whose descendents went on to be called the Anakites, or "Anakim," which is the Hebrew plural. Arba himself was not an Anakite, since he was the progenitor. The Anakites were said to have been a mixed race of giant people. Although the scriptures allude to their being Nephilim (again, Hebrew plural for Nephal), which were a crossbreed of fallen angels and humans, as cited in Genesis 6:1–2 and Genesis 6:4 . No early history of Arba is given in the Old Testament and little is known of his genealogy, with the exception of his son, Anak, and three possible grandsons, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, which were driven out of the land Caleb inherited, as cited in Joshua 15:13–14 . The Bible also mentions that the modern city of Hebron , in ancient times was know to be called Kirjath-arba or "Kiriath Arba" (city of Arba) after Arba. Although a modern day settlement exists east of Hebron named Kiryat Arba , its relation is not known. v t e

Arba ( ) (meaning "four") was a man mentioned in assorted, but early, Old Testament verses of the Bible . In Joshua 14:15 , he is cited as the "greatest man among the Anakites" and the father of Anak . Arba himself was the father of Anak, whose descendents went on to be called the Anakim which is the Hebrew plural. Arba himself was not an Anakite, since he was the progenitor. The Anakim were said to have been a mixed race of giant people. The scriptures allude to their being Nephilim , meaning 'fallen ones', (again, Hebrew plural for Nephal), which were a crossbreed between the Sons of God and the daughters of men, as cited in Genesis 6:1–2 and Genesis 6:4 . No early history of Arba is given in the Old Testament and little is known of his genealogy, with the exception of his child, Anak, and three possible grandsons, Sheshai , Ahiman , and Talmai , who were driven out of the land Caleb inherited, as cited in Joshua 15:13–14 . The Bible also mentions that the city of Hebron was in ancient times known to be called Kirjath-arba or "Kiriath Arba" ("city of Arba"; apparently after Arba). Although a modern day settlement exists east of Hebron named Kiryat Arba , its relation is not known. v t e

Arba ( ) was a man mentioned in the Book of Joshua . In Joshua 14:15 , he is called the "greatest man among the Anakites." Joshua 15:13 says that Arba was the father of Anak . The Anakites (Hebrew Anakim ) are described in the Hebrew Bible as giants. Little is known of his genealogy except that Joshua 15:13 describes him as the father of Anak, while the following verse refers to Sheshai , Ahiman , and Talmai as "sons of Anak." According to Joshua, Caleb drove these three out of his portion of the land of Canaan. The Bible also states that the city of Hebron was in ancient times known to be called Kirjath-arba or "Kiriath Arba" ("city of Arba"; after Arba). A modern-day settlement does exist east of Hebron named Kiryat Arba . v t e

Arba ( - literally "Four") was a man mentioned in the Book of Joshua . In Joshua 14:15 , he is called the "greatest man among the Anakites." Joshua 15:13 says that Arba was the father of Anak . The Anakites (Hebrew Anakim ) are described in the Hebrew Bible as giants . Little is known of his genealogy except that Joshua 15:13 describes him as the father of Anak, while the following verse refers to Sheshai , Ahiman , and Talmai as "sons of Anak." According to Joshua, Caleb drove these three out of his portion of the land of Canaan . The Bible also states that the city of Hebron was in ancient times known to be called Kirjath-Arba or "Kiriath Arba" ("city of Arba"; after Arba). A modern-day settlement does exist east of Hebron named Kiryat Arba . v t e