Thematic Bible: Descended from the hivites and amorites
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Gibeonites » Descended from the hivites and amorites
So the king called together the Gibeonites and conferred with them. Now the Gibeonites weren't part of the nation of Israel, but were the survivors from the Amorites. Although the Israelis had promised to spare them, Saul had started to execute them in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
But the Israelis responded to the Hivites, "Perhaps you live in our midst. If this is so, how can we make a treaty with you?"