Heth in the Bible

Meaning: trembling; fear

Exact Match

And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,

Verse ConceptsSalutations

And Ephron was dwelling among the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, in the ears of the sons of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Verse ConceptsempiresCitiesBusiness At The GatewayIn Men's Presence

And Abraham hearkened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the money that he had named in the ears of the sons of Heth four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant.

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Making AgreementsMerchantsTradeWeighingIn Men's PresenceAgreeing With One Anotherhumor

were assured to Abraham for a possession before the eyes of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

Verse ConceptsBusiness At The GatewayIn Men's Presence

the field that Abraham had purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

And Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good should my life do me?

Verse ConceptsHope, Results Of Its AbsenceMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningWearinessWeariness Of Life

The purchase of the field, and of the cave that is in it, was from the children of Heth.

Verse ConceptsPurchasing

[Heth] You are my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep your words.

Verse ConceptsHeirsGod Is My PortionI Keep The Commandments

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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