Hivites The

Hivites The

Hi'vites, The. (villagers). Descendants - the six, in order, - of Canaan, the son of Ham.  Genesis 10:17;  1 Chronicles 1:15. We first encounter the actual people of the Hivites, at the time of Jacob's return to Canaan.  Genesis 34:2.

We next meet with the Hivites, during the conquest of Canaan.  Joshua 9:7;  Joshua 11:19. The main body of the Hivites were, at this time, living in the northern confines of western Palestine - "under Hermon, in the land of Mizpeh,"  Joshua 11:3, - "in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon, to the entering in of Hamath."  Judges 3:3. Compare  2 Samuel 24:7.