Bible Dictionaries
Hivites

People's Dictionary of the Bible

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Hittites

Next Entry
Holy

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Hivites
Thompson Chain Reference
• Hivites
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Hivites
Dictionaries
American Tract Society
• Hivites
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Hivites
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Hivites
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Hivites
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Hivites
• Hittites and Hivites
Hitchcock Bible Names
• Hivites
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Hivites
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Hivites
People's Bible Dictionary
• Hivites
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Hivites The
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Hivites
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Hivites
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Hivite
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Hivites
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Hivite
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Hivites
Lexicons
• חִוִּי

Hivites, Land of the (hî'vîtes), A region in Canaan, along the coast of the Mediterranean, peopled by some of the descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham. Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:15. On Jacob's return to Canaan, Shechem was in possession of the Hivites, Hamor the Hivite being the "prince of the land." Genesis 34:2. They voluntarily surrendered their country to Joshua. Joshua 9:7; Joshua 11:19. The main body of the Hivites were then living on the northern confines of western Palestine—"under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh," Joshua 11:3; "in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath." Judges 3:3. They paid tribute to Solomon. 1 Kings 9:20; 2 Chronicles 8:7. Their country appears to have been afterward absorbed by the surrounding nations.