Hebron
Where Abraham dwelt and was buried; David's first royal city.
First mentioned in the Bible
So Aʹbram continued to live in tents. Later he came and dwelled among the big trees of Mamʹre, which are in Hebʹron, and there he built an altar to Jehovah.— Genesis 13:18
Background
Hebron is among the world's oldest continually inhabited cities. Abraham pitched his tent by the oaks of Mamre and bought the cave of Machpelah to bury Sarah — the family tomb of the patriarchs. David reigned here as king of Judah for seven and a half years before Jerusalem.
Related Scriptures (New World Translation)
So Aʹbram continued to live in tents. Later he came and dwelled among the big trees of Mamʹre, which are in Hebʹron, and there he built an altar to Jehovah.— Genesis 13:18
The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.— 2 Samuel 2:11
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