Heth in the Bible

Meaning: trembling; fear

Thematic Bible



Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,

Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good will my life do me?"

Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants' standard.

Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Heth, saying,

The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth."


References

Hastings

Easton

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Watsons