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<p> ''''' ḥāth ''''' ( ה ): The eighth letter of the [[Hebrew]] alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopaedia as "ch". It came also to be used for the number 8. For name, etc., see [[Alphabet]] . </p>
<p> ''''' heth ''''' ( חת , <i> ''''' ḥēth ''''' </i> ): In &nbsp; [[Genesis]] 23:10 the ancestor of the Hittites. As the various peoples who occupied [[Canaan]] were thought to belong to one stock, &nbsp; Genesis 10:15 (&nbsp; 1 Chronicles 1:13 ) makes [[Heth]] the (2nd) son of Canaan. In Gen 23 the "sons of Heth" occupy Hebron, but they were known to have come there from the north. A reference to this seems to be preserved in the order of the names in &nbsp;Genesis 10:15 , &nbsp;Genesis 10:16 , where Heth is placed between [[Sidon]] and the Jebusites. See [[Hittites]] . </p>


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<ref name="term_4523"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/heth+(1) Heth from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_4526"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/heth+(2) Heth from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
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Heth [1]

heth ( חת , ḥēth ): In   Genesis 23:10 the ancestor of the Hittites. As the various peoples who occupied Canaan were thought to belong to one stock,   Genesis 10:15 (  1 Chronicles 1:13 ) makes Heth the (2nd) son of Canaan. In Gen 23 the "sons of Heth" occupy Hebron, but they were known to have come there from the north. A reference to this seems to be preserved in the order of the names in  Genesis 10:15 ,  Genesis 10:16 , where Heth is placed between Sidon and the Jebusites. See Hittites .

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