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hivites |
2 definitions found From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Hivites one of the original tribes scattered over Palestine, from Hermon to Gibeon in the south. The name is interpreted as midlanders" or villagers" (Gen. 10:17; 1 Chr. 1:15). They were probably a branch of the Hittites. At the time of Jacob's return to Canaan, Hamor the Hivite was the "prince of the land" (Gen. 24:2-28). They are next mentioned during the Conquest (Josh. 9:7; 11:19). They principally inhabited the northern confines of Western Palestine (Josh. 11:3; Judg. 3:3). A remnant of them still existed in the time of Solomon (1 Kings 9:20). From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Hivites, wicked; wickedness
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