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== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31935" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' | [[Genesis]] 10:18Deuteronomy 7:1Genesis 23:3,7Genesis 23:3,5,7,10,16,18,20 | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35800" /> == | |||
<p> [[Son]] of Canaan, Ham's son; from whence sprung the Hittites, occupying the hill country of [[Judah]] near Hebron. But the race enlarged its borders so that they with the [[Amorites]] represent all [[Canaan]] (Joshua 1:4; Ezekiel 16:3, "thy father was an Amorite, thy mother an Hittite".) See [[Genesis]] 23:3-20. Esau's marriage to one of the daughters of [[Heth]] "grieved the mind" of [[Isaac]] and Rebekah, for their morals were lax and their worship idolatrous (Genesis 26:34-35; Genesis 27:46). In Solomon's and in Joram's times there were independent [[Hittite]] kings (1 Kings 10:29; 2 Kings 7:6). In the [[Egyptian]] monuments they are called the Kheta, who made themselves masters of Syria. </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40779" /> == | |||
[[Genesis]] 10:15Genesis 23:1 | |||
== Hitchcock's Bible Names <ref name="term_45910" /> == | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51573" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> HETH </strong> . A ‘son’ of Canaan, [[Genesis]] 10:15 (J [Note: Jahwist.] ) = 1 Chronicles 1:13 . The wives of [[Esau]] are called in Genesis 27:46 (R [Note: Redactor.] ) ‘daughters of Heth’; and in Genesis 23:3 ff; Genesis 25:10; Genesis 49:32 (all P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ) ‘children of Heth,’ <em> i.e. </em> Hittites, are located at Mamre. See, further, Hittites. </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66489" /> == | |||
<p> [[Second]] son of Canaan, from whom descended the HITTITES, <i> q.v. </i> They are often called 'the children of Heth.' [[Genesis]] 10:15; Genesis 23:3-20; Genesis 25:10; Genesis 27:46; Genesis 49:32; 1 Chronicles 1:13 . </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72984" /> == | |||
<p> Heth. (terror). The forefather of the nation of the Hittites. In the genealogical tables of [[Genesis]] 10:15 and 1 Chronicles 1:13, [[Heth]] is a son of Canaan. Genesis 24:3-4; Genesis 28:1-2. </p> | |||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80861" /> == | |||
<p> the father of the Hittites, was the eldest son of Canaan, [[Genesis]] 10:15 , and dwelt southward of the promised land, probably about Hebron. Ephron, who was an inhabitant of that city, was of the race of Heth; and in the time of [[Abraham]] the whole city were of the family of Heth. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_43898" /> == | |||
<p> (Heb. Chetf, חֶת , dread; Sept. (ὁ Χετταῖος, and so Josephus, Ant. 1, 6, 2), a son (descendant) of Canaan, and the ancestor of the HITTITES (Genesis 5:20; Deuteronomy 7:1; Joshua 1:4), who dwelt in the vicinity of [[Hebron]] (Genesis 23:3; [[Genesis]] 23:7; Genesis 25:10). The ‘ kings of the Hittites" is spoken of all the [[Canaanitish]] kings (2 Kings 2:6). In the genealogical tables of Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1, [[Heth]] is named as a son of Canaan, younger than [[Zidon]] the firstborn, but preceding the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the other Canaanitish-families. The [[Hittites]] were therefore a Hamitic race, neither of the "country" nor the "kindred" of [[Abraham]] and [[Isaac]] (Genesis 24:3-4; Genesis 28:1-2). In the earliest historical mention of the nation the beautiful narrative of Abraham's purchase of the cave of [[Machpelah]] they are styled, not Hittites, but Bene-Cheth (A.V. "sons and children of Heth," Genesis 23:3; Genesis 23:5; Genesis 23:7; Genesis 23:10; Genesis 23:16; Genesis 23:18; Genesis 23:20; Genesis 25:10; Genesis 49:32). Once we hear of the "daughters of Heth" (Genesis 27:46), the "daughters of the land," at that early period still called, after their less immediate progenitor, "daughters of Canaan" (Genesis 28:1; Genesis 28:8, compared with Genesis 27:46, and Genesis 26:34-35; see also 1 Kings 11:1; Ezekiel 16:3). In the [[Egyptian]] monuments the name [[Chat]] is said to stand for [[Palestine]] (Bunsen, Egypten, quoted by Ewald, Gesch. 1, 317, note). (See [[Hittite]]). </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_31935"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/heth Heth from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_35800"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/heth Heth from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_40779"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/heth Heth from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_45910"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hitchcock-s-bible-names/heth Heth from Hitchcock's Bible Names]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_51573"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/heth Heth from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_66489"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/heth Heth from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_72984"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/heth Heth from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_80861"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/watson-s-biblical-theological-dictionary/heth Heth from Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_43898"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/heth Heth from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 09:02, 12 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Genesis 10:18Deuteronomy 7:1Genesis 23:3,7Genesis 23:3,5,7,10,16,18,20
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
Son of Canaan, Ham's son; from whence sprung the Hittites, occupying the hill country of Judah near Hebron. But the race enlarged its borders so that they with the Amorites represent all Canaan (Joshua 1:4; Ezekiel 16:3, "thy father was an Amorite, thy mother an Hittite".) See Genesis 23:3-20. Esau's marriage to one of the daughters of Heth "grieved the mind" of Isaac and Rebekah, for their morals were lax and their worship idolatrous (Genesis 26:34-35; Genesis 27:46). In Solomon's and in Joram's times there were independent Hittite kings (1 Kings 10:29; 2 Kings 7:6). In the Egyptian monuments they are called the Kheta, who made themselves masters of Syria.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Genesis 10:15Genesis 23:1
Hitchcock's Bible Names [4]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [5]
HETH . A ‘son’ of Canaan, Genesis 10:15 (J [Note: Jahwist.] ) = 1 Chronicles 1:13 . The wives of Esau are called in Genesis 27:46 (R [Note: Redactor.] ) ‘daughters of Heth’; and in Genesis 23:3 ff; Genesis 25:10; Genesis 49:32 (all P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ) ‘children of Heth,’ i.e. Hittites, are located at Mamre. See, further, Hittites.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [6]
Second son of Canaan, from whom descended the HITTITES, q.v. They are often called 'the children of Heth.' Genesis 10:15; Genesis 23:3-20; Genesis 25:10; Genesis 27:46; Genesis 49:32; 1 Chronicles 1:13 .
Smith's Bible Dictionary [7]
Heth. (terror). The forefather of the nation of the Hittites. In the genealogical tables of Genesis 10:15 and 1 Chronicles 1:13, Heth is a son of Canaan. Genesis 24:3-4; Genesis 28:1-2.
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary [8]
the father of the Hittites, was the eldest son of Canaan, Genesis 10:15 , and dwelt southward of the promised land, probably about Hebron. Ephron, who was an inhabitant of that city, was of the race of Heth; and in the time of Abraham the whole city were of the family of Heth.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [9]
(Heb. Chetf, חֶת , dread; Sept. (ὁ Χετταῖος, and so Josephus, Ant. 1, 6, 2), a son (descendant) of Canaan, and the ancestor of the HITTITES (Genesis 5:20; Deuteronomy 7:1; Joshua 1:4), who dwelt in the vicinity of Hebron (Genesis 23:3; Genesis 23:7; Genesis 25:10). The ‘ kings of the Hittites" is spoken of all the Canaanitish kings (2 Kings 2:6). In the genealogical tables of Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1, Heth is named as a son of Canaan, younger than Zidon the firstborn, but preceding the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the other Canaanitish-families. The Hittites were therefore a Hamitic race, neither of the "country" nor the "kindred" of Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 24:3-4; Genesis 28:1-2). In the earliest historical mention of the nation the beautiful narrative of Abraham's purchase of the cave of Machpelah they are styled, not Hittites, but Bene-Cheth (A.V. "sons and children of Heth," Genesis 23:3; Genesis 23:5; Genesis 23:7; Genesis 23:10; Genesis 23:16; Genesis 23:18; Genesis 23:20; Genesis 25:10; Genesis 49:32). Once we hear of the "daughters of Heth" (Genesis 27:46), the "daughters of the land," at that early period still called, after their less immediate progenitor, "daughters of Canaan" (Genesis 28:1; Genesis 28:8, compared with Genesis 27:46, and Genesis 26:34-35; see also 1 Kings 11:1; Ezekiel 16:3). In the Egyptian monuments the name Chat is said to stand for Palestine (Bunsen, Egypten, quoted by Ewald, Gesch. 1, 317, note). (See Hittite).
References
- ↑ Heth from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Heth from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Heth from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Heth from Hitchcock's Bible Names
- ↑ Heth from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Heth from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Heth from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Heth from Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary
- ↑ Heth from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature