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| Art ''Holy Land'' Michoel Muchnik |
by Rabbi David Pinto Shlita
It is written: “Sarah died in Kiryat-Arba, which is Hebron” [Chayei Sarah 23:2]
Rabbeinu Bechaye explained why the text mentions two names for the same place [Kiryat-Arba and Hebron].
Kiryat-Arba is called Hebron because the soul of anyone buried there unites [mithaberet] on high in the city of G-d with the four [arba] camps of the Shechinah.
This is why the Patriarchs sought to be buried in this place, namely that from there, souls merit to be reunited [leit’haber] with their source, which is the Throne of Glory.
Hence the meaning of “Kiryat-Arba, which is Hebron.”
Joshua 14. טו וְשֵׁם חֶבְרוֹן לְפָנִים קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע, הָאָדָם הַגָּדוֹל בָּעֲנָקִים הוּא; וְהָאָרֶץ שָׁקְטָה, מִמִּלְחָמָה. {פ} 15 Now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war. {P}
ReplyDeleteArba was the name of the leader if the giants. Also the guy jacob wrestled . Fallen angel nephilim