Heth in the Bible

Meaning: trembling; fear

Exact Match

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

And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

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

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

And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

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

And Rebekah 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 which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.

[HETH] My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would keep thy words.

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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