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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](../names/esau.md), [foreigner](../other/foreigner.md), [Ham](../names/ham.md), [mighty](../other/mighty.md), [Solomon](../names/solomon.md), [Uriah](../names/uriah.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [1 Kings 9:20-21](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/09/20)
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* [Exodus 3:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/exo/03/07)
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* [Genesis 23:11](rc://en/tn/help/gen/23/11)
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* [Genesis 25:10](rc://en/tn/help/gen/25/10)
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* [Joshua 1:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/jos/01/04)
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* [Nehemiah 9:8](rc://en/tn/help/neh/09/08)
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* [Numbers 13:27-29](rc://en/tn/help/num/13/27)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: H2850
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