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Hivite

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[hahy-vahyt] / ˈhaɪ vaɪt /

noun

  1. a member of an ancient people inhabiting Canaan, conquered by the Israelites.


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Well, let them read the twenty-eighth verse of the twenty-third chapter of Exodus, "And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite and the Hittite from before thee."

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll

Behold, I drive out before you the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

From The World English Bible (WEB): Exodus by Anonymous

A week later Pip was informed by Mumford, during the French hour, of a curious clerical error in the list containing the names of the Hivite House Eleven, which had been put up that morning.

From "Pip" A Romance of Youth by Ian Hay

The Cadmians probably founded the temple of Baal Hermon in Mount Libanus, and formed one of the Hivite nations in those parts.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) by Jacob Bryant

Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

From Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View by Calvin Elliott

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