Jebusite

American

[jeb-yuh-sahyt] / ˈdʒɛb yəˌsaɪt /

noun

a member of an ancient Canaanite people that lived in Jebus.

Other Word Forms

Jebusitic adjective
Jebusitical adjective

Etymology

Origin of Jebusite

First recorded in 1525–35; Jebus + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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The remains of a Jebusite wall and tower they found are believed to be the mysterious "Millo" mentioned in II Samuel, V, 9, "And David built round about from Millo and inward."

From Time Magazine Archive

And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing-place of Araunah the Jebusite.

From Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; Showing its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities by Cooper, Robert

And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

Between the Hittite and the Amorite the geographical table of Genesis interposes the Jebusite, and the Book of Numbers similarly states that "the Hittites and the Jebusites and the Amorites dwell in the mountains."

From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

The angel of Yahweh was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

From The World English Bible (WEB): 2 Samuel by Anonymous

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