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Hittites

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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Descendants of Heth, Genesis 10:15 , a Canaanite tribe dwelling near Hebron in the time of Abraham, Genesis 15:20,21 , and subdued in the Israelitish invasion, Exodus 3:8 Joshua 3:10 . They were not, however, exterminated: Uriah was a Hittite, 2 Samuel 11:3; Solomon used their services, 1 Kings 10:29 2 Kings 7:6; and they were not lost as a people until after the Jews' return from captivity, Ezra 9:1 . See CANAANITES .

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Hittites'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​h/hittites.html. 1859.
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