A Jewish settlement established at Hebron after the Six-Day War (1967). The name Kiryat Arba (Kiryat Haarbah) is mentioned in the Bible: "Kiryat Arba, that is Hebron" (Joshua 15:54); "Hebron, formally called Kiryat Arba" (Judges 1:10); "Kiryat Arba, that is Hebron" (Genesis 35:27); and "some of the men of Judah (see Judea) lived in Kiryat Arba and its villages" (Nehemiah 11:25). In the Cave of the Patriarchs (Machpela) in Hebron are the tombs of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their wives (Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah, respectively). An old Jewish tradition has it that this cave is also the burial place of Adam and Eve, who lived in Hebron after their banishment from the Garden of Eden. The name Kiryat Arba (Town of the Four) was chosen to allude to the four pairs who are buried there.
Historical Dictionary of Israel. Bernard Reich David H. Goldberg. Edited by Jon Woronoff..