Jebusite
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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 Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William
To that cause they gave themselves—not sparingly or grudgingly, but like Araunah the Jebusite to David the son of Jesse, "as a king gives unto a king."
From The High Heart by King, Basil
And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
By buzzing emissaries fills the ears Of listening crowds with jealousies and fears Of arbitrary counsels brought to light, And proves the king himself a Jebusite.
From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various
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