Quoting%20commentary for Makkot 19:5

וחברון עיר מקלט הוא והכתיב (שופטים א, כ) ויתנו לכלב את חברון כאשר דבר משה אמר אביי פרוודהא דכתיב (יהושע כא, יב) ואת שדה העיר ואת חצריה נתנו לכלב בן יפנה

But Hebron is a city of refuge?! But it is written, "They gave Hebron to Caleb as Moses had said" (Judges 1:20)! Abaye said: "The outskirts [were given to Caleb], as it is written, 'The field of the city and its courtyards were given to Caleb son of Yifneh' (Joshua 21:12). [The city itself was made into a city of refuge]."

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