¹² But the open country round the town, and its unwalled places, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as his property.

¹³ And Joshua gave him his blessing; and he gave Hebron to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, for his heritage.

¹⁴ So Hebron became the heritage of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, to this day, because with all his heart he was true to the Lord, the God of Israel.

¹⁵ In earlier times the name of Hebron had been Kiriath-arba, named after Arba, the greatest of the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

⁵⁵ To them they gave Hebron and its outskirts in the land of Judah;

⁵⁶ But the open country of the town, and the small places round it, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.

⁵⁷ And to the sons of Aaron they gave Hebron, the town to which men might go in flight and be safe, and Libnah with its outskirts, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its outskirts,