ARBA är’ bə (אַרְבַּע֒, H752, four). The ancestor of the Anakim and the greatest hero of that race. In the Book of Joshua he is described as “the greatest man among the Anakim” (Josh 14:15) and “the father of Anak” (15:13; 21:11). He was the founder of the city named for him, on the site of which Hebron was built (21:11). Joshua 14:15 says, “Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba” (“city of Arba”). At the time of the conquest Joshua gave Caleb the city of Hebron as his inheritance because of his confidence that God would enable him to drive out the Anakim (14:6-15).