We must be content to remain in ignorance as to the writer of this remarkable work. Xor should we find this difficult. Some of the greatest books of the Bible, such as ./oh and the second part of Isaiah, are anonymous writings. It is meet that this one should belong to the number, for it bears witness in its opening sentence to One who speaks God's final word to men. In pre.sence of the .Son, what does it matter who points the way to Him ? The witness-bearer does not desire to be known. He bids us listen to Jesus and then retires into the background. We need have no anxiety about lindiug for his work an apostolic author who shall guaiautee its inspira- tion and canoiucity. The book .speaks lor it.self. It is worthy to be iu the NT. It rendered an indis- pen.sable service as an aid to faith in a transition time when an okl worhl was passing away and a new world was coming into being.
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HEBRON {V^}^ ' association ').—!. The third son of Kohath. known to us onlv from P (Ex tj'*, Xu :5''') and the Chronicler (1 Oh O^- '» \l^> 'i:?'-'- I'-i). Nothing further is known of him personally, but there are a few scattered notices of his descendants. The Hebronites are mentioned with the three other Ki)li;uliite families at the census taken in the ■wilderness of Sinai (Nu 3-"). and appear again at the later census in the plains of Sloab (20^*). In 1 Ch lo^ it is said that • of the sons of H.. Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore," were among.st the Levites assembled by David when he brought the
ark from the house of < >bed-idom into Jerus., and in 1 Ch'i."!''-' that when Havid numbered the Levites there were reckoned four sons of H., Jeriah, Ama- riali, Jahaziel, and Jekameam (cf. 24'-''), while 1 Ch 20 mentions some members of the Hebronite family as holding certain offices under Davia (2ti^9'3i). 2. A son of .Maresliah and father of Korah, and Tapimah, and liekeni. and Sliema (I Ch 2<--^). It is possible that in the.se vv. the names are those of localities rather than in- dividuals. W. C. ALI.K.N.
HEBRON (I'"'?n 'association,' Xf^pcir. Arab. <■/- Khal'il). — A very ancient city in tln' southern )>art of Canaan, built '.seven years before Zoan in Egy]>t.' Xu I-'!" (-IE). .loscphus {Ant. I. viii. .'!) also states that it was seven years older than Tanis (/oan) in Egypt, and also {jij w . ix. 7) that it was the oldest city in Palestine, older even than Memphis in Egypt, and that its age in his time was 2301) years ; thus making it a rival of Dama.scus, which he states {Ant. I. vi. 4) was founded by Uz, the grand- son of Shein.
Hebron inchuicd Marare, Gn 13" (.1). Abram, when he moveil his tents after separating from Lot. ' came and dwelt by the terebinths of Mamie, which are in Hel)ron ' : these trees were in )>ossession of Mature the Amorite, brother of Esheol and Aner, with whom Abraham was confederate (Gn 14"). When Sarah 'died in Kiriath-arba ' ('the same is Hebron,' Gn 23'-). .\braliam entreated the children of Hetli for a burying-place for her. ami bought the field of Ephron containing the cave ' which was in JIachpelah which was before Mamie ' ('the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan'), Gn 231'. ' Xow the name of Hebron beforetiine was Kiri.ith-arba ("the city of Arba'), the greatest man among the Anakim.' ' the father of Anak ' (Jos 14'^ lo'", Jg 1' '). As .Machpclah was before or over-against Ilebron (Mature), it would appear that though close together they were distinct places.
The first mention of the giants who oecu))ied Hebron is made in the account of the spies (Xu 13--) sent by Moses into the land of Canaan, when the sons (Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai) of Anak were at Hebron. It would thus appear that at the time of Abraham there were botli Amoriles and chil- dren of Heth at Ilebron, and also that the children of Anak were connected with the place, as they were there in the time of Jloses, and the city itself was originally called after Arba the father of Anak (but see Moore, Jmhjes, p. 23; and Ilommel, Anc. Hit). Trad. p. 234, who make Kiriath-arba = Tiirapulis). There is no record as to whether the Anakim were Canaanites in comniou with the Amorites and children of Heth ; but it would appear that they were not Kepliaiin, Zuzim, or Enum who dwelt east of the Jordan, and who are mentioned as being as tall and powerful as the Anakim, ami not as the same tribe (Gn 14^ lo-', I)t 2"-2')- It has been pointed out [cf. Well- hauscn, Vomp. d. Ilcxat. p. 341 (1889)] that Amorite is the general name of the primitive population of Canaan, and that these names are descriptive titles, and not the names of distinct tribes (Gn 14'3 23^, Jg 1">), but they were probably oriijinally distinct (see Driver, Dcut. 11 f.).