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Hivites
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary
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a people descended from Canaan, Genesis 10:17 . They are also mentioned, Deuteronomy 2:23 . The inhabitants of Shechem, and the Gibeonites, were Hivites, Joshua 11:19; Genesis 34:2 . Mr. Bryant supposes the Hivites to be the same as the Ophites, or ancient worshippers of the sun under the figure of a serpent; which was, in all probability, the deity worshipped at Baal-Hermon.
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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Hivites'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/h/hivites.html. 1831-2.
Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Hivites'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/h/hivites.html. 1831-2.
