Bible Dictionaries
Hivites

Easton's Bible Dictionary

One of the original tribes scattered over Palestine, from Hermon to Gibeon in the south. The name is interpreted as "midlanders" or "villagers" (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 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" (Genesis 24:2-28 ).

They are next mentioned during the Conquest (Joshua 9:7; 11:19 ). They principally inhabited the northern confines of Western Palestine (Joshua 11:3; Judges 3:3 ). A remnant of them still existed in the time of Solomon (1 Kings 9:20 ).