ARBA
four, a giant, father of Anak. From him the city of Hebron derived its name of Kirjath-arba, i.e., the city of Araba (Josh. 14:15;15:13;21:11; Gen. 13:18;23:2). (See HEBRON.)......
ARBATHITE
a name given to Abi-albon, or, as elsewhere called, Abiel, one of David's warriors (2-Sam 23:31; 1-Chr 11:32), probably as being an inhabitant of Arabah (Josh. 15:61), a town in the wilderness of Judah.......
BARBARIAN
a Greek word used in the New Testament (Rom. 1:14) to denote one of another nation. In Col. 3:11, Col. 3: the word more definitely designates those nations of the Roman empire that did not speak Greek. In 1-Cor 14:11, 1-Cor 14: it simply refers to one speaking a different language. The inhabitants of Malta are so called (Acts 28:1, Acts 28:2, Acts 28: 4). They were originally a Carthaginian colony......
KIRJATH-ARBA
city of Arba, the original name of Hebron (q.v.), so called from the name of its founder, one of the Anakim (Gen. 23:2;35:27; Josh. 15:13). It was given to Caleb by Joshua as his portion. The Jews interpret the name as meaning "the city of the four", i.e., of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Adam, who were all, as they allege, buried there. ......
PARBAR
(1-Chr 26:18), a place apparently connected with the temple, probably a "suburb" (q.v.), as the word is rendered in 2-Kings 23:11; a space between the temple wall and the wall of the court; an open portico into which the chambers of the official persons opened (1-Chr 26:18).......