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Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

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HEBRON (Person)

1. Third of Kohath’s four sons, Hebron was a descendant of Levi (Ex 6:18; Nm 3:19; 1 Chr 6:2, 18; 23:12). Hebron’s sons were Jeriah, Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam (1 Chr 23:19). Hebron’s descendants were called the Hebronites. They are mentioned in a census taken in the plains of Moab (Nm 26:58). The Hebronites are mentioned in connection with the transfer of the ark to Jerusalem in David’s time (1 Chr 15:9; 26:23, 30-31).

2. Mareshah’s son and Korah’s father (1 Chr 2:42-43).