Heth in the Bible

Meaning: trembling; fear

Thematic Bible



Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, then Heth,

Canaan fathered Sidon as his firstborn, then Heth,

Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who came to the gate of his city.

So Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m sick of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob marries a Hittite woman like one of them, what good is my life?”

Ephron was sitting among the Hittites. So in the presence of all the Hittites who came to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham:

Abraham agreed with Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver that he had agreed to in the presence of the Hittites: 400 shekels of silver at the current commercial rate.

Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites:

The Hittites replied to Abraham,

Then Abraham rose and bowed down to the Hittites, the people of the land.

The field and the cave in it were purchased from the Hittites.”


References

Hastings

Easton

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Watsons

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