Hebron (Biblical figure)

Hebron (Biblical figure)

According to the Torah, Hebron was a son of Kohath and grandson of Levi [] .

No further details of Hebron's life are given by the Bible, and according to biblical scholars the genealogy for Levi's descendants is actually an aetiological myth, reflecting popular perception of the connections between different Levite factions ["Peake's commentary on the Bible"] ; textual scholars attribute the genealogy to the Book of Generations, a document originating from a similar group and date to the priestly source) [Richard Elliott Friedman, "Who Wrote The Bible?"] . Biblical scholars believe that the "Hebronites" gained their name as a result of originating at the Levite-dominated city named "Hebron", meaning "league" [Cheyne and Black, "Encyclopedia Biblica"] .

ee also

*Hebron

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