Kiryat Arba is an older name for the city of Hebron (Josh. 14:15, Jud. 1:10). It means “City of Four” or “Tetrapolis.” But what does Hebron have to do with the number four?

In contemporary times, Kiryat Arba refers to a Jewish settlement outside the city of Hebron proper. As mentioned above, Mamre and Eshkol are both alternate names for Hebron/Kiryat Arba, but they ...

Indeed, something I didn’t mention in last week’s column is that an oak tree appears in the story of Abraham even before the oaks of Mamre, in the form of elon moreh *in Genesis 12:6.

HEBRON — A utility company is now beginning tree work across the town of Hebron. Eversource will begin management of trees and limbs along state and town roadsides in response to dead or dying ...

There is another location in Hebron called Mamre, near Glass Junction. ... At the tree, we spoke with Anwar, a local Muslim gentleman who has served as caretaker at the site for 57 years.

On Saturday evening, extremist Israeli settlers cut down 700 vine trees from the lands of Baloutat Eweis, east of Hebron, southern West Bank. The targeted 12 dunams of vineyards are located next to ...

As Nov. 19’s Shabbat Chayei Sarah approaches, we are once again reminded of the prominent place of Hebron in Jewish history. According to the biblical narrative, Abraham’s wife Sarah died in ...

On Monday, Israeli soldiers uprooted dozens of olive trees and many evergreens and demolished a well and a toilet room east of Yatta town, south of Hebron, in the West Bank’s southern part. Local ...

Palestinians check on olive trees vandalized by Israeli settlers in the Yatta area, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua) ...

Unique Sites of Israel: Ancient Hebron: Part I. By. Nosson Shulman - 5 Heshvan 5783 – October 30, 2022. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...