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Heth

Dread, a descendant of Canaan, and the ancestor of the Hittites (Gen. 10:18; Deut. 7:1), who dwelt in the vicinity of Hebron (Gen. 23:3, 7). The Hittites were a Hamitic race. They are called “the sons of Heth” (Gen. 23:3, 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, 20).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(terror), the forefather of the nation of the Hittites. In the genealogical tables of (Genesis 10:15) and 1Chr 1:13 Heth is a son of Canaan. (Genesis 24:3,4; 28:1,2)

In the Bible

12

Verses where Heth is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 1:13

    And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

  • Genesis 10:15

    And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

  • Genesis 23:3

    Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites,

  • Genesis 23:5

    The Hittites replied to Abraham,

  • Genesis 23:7

    Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.

  • Genesis 23:10

    Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth. So in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham,

+6 more verses naming Heth.

Entries that reference Heth

3

Voices on Heth

17

Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.

Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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