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Kenite |
– BDB 884 |
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– non-Israelite
– names related to "forger" or "smith," which could refer to
metal working or music (cf. Gen. 4:19-22)
– connected to the area of Sinai north to Hebron
– name connected to Jethro, Moses' father-in-law (cf. Jdgs.
1:16; 4:11) |
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Kenizzite |
– BDB 889 |
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– relative of Jews
– a clan of Edom (cf. Gen. 15:19)
– lived in Negev
– possibly absorbed into Judah (cf. Num. 32:12; Jos. 14:6,14) |
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Kadmonite |
– BDB 870 II |
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– non-Israelite, possibly a descendant of Ishmael (cf. Gen.
25:15)
– name relates to "easterner"
– lived in Negev
– possibly related to "the men of the east"
(cf. Job 1:3) |
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Hittite |
– BDB 366 |
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– non-Israelite
– descendant of Heth
– from kingdom of Anatolia (Asia Minor, Turkey)
– were present very early in Canaan (cf.
Genesis 23; Jos. 11:3) |
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Perizzite |
– BDB 827 |
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– non-Israelite, possibly Hurrians
– lived in forested area of Judah (cf. Gen.
34:30; Jdgs. 1:4; 16:10) |
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Rephaim |
– BDB 952 |
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– non-Israelite, possibly giants (cf. Gen. 14:5; Num.
33:33; Deut. 2:10-11,20)
– lived on eastern bank of Jordan (cf. Gen.
15:20; Jos. 12:4; 13:12; Deut. 2:8-11,20; 3:13) or western bank (cf. Jos.
15:8; 17:15; 2 Sam. 5:18,22; 23:13; 1 Chr. 20:4)
– line of warriors/heroes |
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Amorite |
– BDB 57 |
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– northwestern Semitic people-group from Ham (cf. Gen.
10:16)
– became general designation for inhabitants of
Canaan (cf. Gen. 15:16; Deut. 1:7; Jos. 10:5; 24:15; 2 Sam. 21:2)
– the name may mean "the west"
– the ISBE, vol. 1, p. 119, says the term
denotes
a. the inhabitants of Palestine generally
b. the population of the hill country as
opposed to the coastal plain
c. a specific people group with their own
king |
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Canaanite |
– BDB 489 |
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– from Ham (cf. Gen. 10:15)
– general designation of all the tribes in
Canaan west of the Jordan
– meaning of Canaan uncertain, possibly
"merchant" or "red-purple dye"
– as a people group they dwelt along the
coastal plain (cf. Num. 13:29) |
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Girgashite |
– BDB 173 |
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– from Ham (cf. Gen. 10:16) or at
least "from a son of [i.e., the country of] Canaan," ISBE, vol.
2, p. 1232) |
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Jebusite |
– BDB 101 |
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– from Ham (cf. Gen. 10:16)
– from city of Jebus/Salem/Jerusalem (cf. Jos.
15:63; Jdgs. 19:10)
– Ezek. 16:3,45 asserts they were a mixed race
from Amorite and Hittite |
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Hivites |
– BDB 295 |
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– from Ham (cf. Gen. 10:17)
– translated by LXX as Horite (cf. Gen. 34:2;
36:20-30; Jos. 9:7)
– possibly from the Hebrew word "cave,"
therefore cave dwellers
– they lived in the highlands of Lebanon (cf.
Jos. 11:3; Jdgs. 3:3). In 2 Sam. 24:7 they are listed next to Tyre and Sidon |