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Genesis 23:19
Then Abraham buried his wife, Sarah, there in Canaan, in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre( also called Hebron).
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Judges 1:10
Judah marched against the Canaanites in Hebron( formerly called Kiriath arba), defeating the forces of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
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Genesis 13:18
So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the Lord.
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Joshua 10:39
He captured the town, its king, and all of its surrounding villages. He completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He did to Debir and its king just what he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king.
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Acts 8:2
( Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.)
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2 Samuel 5 5
He had reigned over Judah from Hebron for seven years and six months, and from Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty three years.
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1 Samuel 28 3
Meanwhile, Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him. He was buried in Ramah, his hometown. And Saul had banned from the land of Israel all mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead.
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Numbers 13:22
Going north, they passed through the Negev and arrived at Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai— all descendants of Anak— lived.( The ancient town of Hebron was founded seven years before the Egyptian city of Zoan.)
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Joshua 20:7
The following cities were designated as cities of refuge: Kedesh of Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali; Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Kiriath arba( that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah.
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John 11:35
Then Jesus wept.
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Ezekiel 24:16-18
“ Son of man, with one blow I will take away your dearest treasure. Yet you must not show any sorrow at her death. Do not weep; let there be no tears.Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the usual rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends.”So I proclaimed this to the people the next morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did everything I had been told to do.
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2 Samuel 5 3
So there at Hebron, King David made a covenant before the Lord with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel.
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2 Samuel 1 17
Then David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan,
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John 11:31
When the people who were at the house consoling Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus’s grave to weep. So they followed her there.
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2 Samuel 1 12
They mourned and wept and fasted all day for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the Lord’s army and the nation of Israel, because they had died by the sword that day.
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Jeremiah 22:18
Therefore, this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah:“ The people will not mourn for him, crying to one another,‘ Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ His subjects will not mourn for him, crying,‘ Alas, our master is dead! Alas, his splendor is gone!’
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2 Chronicles 35 25
The prophet Jeremiah composed funeral songs for Josiah, and to this day choirs still sing these sad songs about his death. These songs of sorrow have become a tradition and are recorded in The Book of Laments.
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Numbers 20:29
When the people realized that Aaron had died, all Israel mourned for him thirty days.
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Joshua 14:14-15
Hebron still belongs to the descendants of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite because he wholeheartedly followed the Lord, the God of Israel.( Previously Hebron had been called Kiriath arba. It had been named after Arba, a great hero of the descendants of Anak.) And the land had rest from war.
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Genesis 27:41
From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme:“ I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.”
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Jeremiah 22:10
Do not weep for the dead king or mourn his loss. Instead, weep for the captive king being led away! For he will never return to see his native land again.
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Genesis 50:10
When they arrived at the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan River, they held a very great and solemn memorial service, with a seven day period of mourning for Joseph’s father.
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1 Samuel 20 31
As long as that son of Jesse is alive, you’ll never be king. Now go and get him so I can kill him!”
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2 Samuel 2 11
David made Hebron his capital, and he ruled as king of Judah for seven and a half years.
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Deuteronomy 34:8
The people of Israel mourned for Moses on the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the customary period of mourning was over.
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1 Chronicles 6 57
So the descendants of Aaron were given the following towns, each with its pasturelands: Hebron( a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,