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# Hittite #
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## Definition: ##
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The Hittites were descendants of Ham through his son Canaan. They became a large empire located in what is now Turkey and northern Palestine.
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* Abraham bought a piece of property from Ephron the Hittite so that he could bury his deceased wife Sarah in a cave there. Eventually Abraham and several of his descendants were also buried in that cave.
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* Esau's parents were grieved when he married two Hittite women.
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* One of David's mighty men was named Uriah the Hittite.
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* Some of the foreign women that Solomon married were Hittites. These foreign women turned Solomon's heart away from God because of the false gods they worshiped.
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* The Hittites were often a threat to the Israelites, both physically and spiritually.
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(See also: [descendant](../other/descendant.md), [Esau](../other/esau.md), [foreigner](../other/foreigner.md), [Ham](../other/ham.md), [mighty](../other/mighty.md), [Solomon](../other/solomon.md), [Uriah](../other/uriah.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Kings 09:20-21](en/tn/1ki/help/09/20)
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* [Exodus 03:7-8](en/tn/exo/help/03/07)
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* [Genesis 23:10-11](en/tn/gen/help/23/10)
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* [Genesis 25:9-11](en/tn/gen/help/25/09)
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* [Joshua 01:4-5](en/tn/jos/help/01/04)
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* [Nehemiah 09:7-8](en/tn/neh/help/09/07)
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* [Numbers 13:27-29](en/tn/num/help/13/27) |