Descendants of Heth, Ge 10:15, a Canaanite tribe dwelling near Hebron in the time of Abraham, Ge 15:20,21, and subdued in the Israelitish invasion, Ex 3:8Jos 3:10. They were not, however, exterminated: Uriah was a Hittite, 2Sa 11:3; Solomon used their services, 1Ki 10:292Ki 7:6; and they were not lost as a people until after the Jews’ return from captivity, Ezr 9:1. SeeCANAANITES.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.