# Hittite #

## Definition: ##

The Hittites were descendants of Ham through his son Canaan. They became a large empire located in what is now Turkey and northern Palestine.

* Abraham bought a piece of property from Ephron the Hittite so that he could bury his deceased wife Sarah in a cave there. Eventually Abraham and several of his descendants were also buried in that cave.
* Esau's parents were grieved when he married two Hittite women.
* One of David's mighty men was named Uriah the Hittite.
* Some of the foreign women that Solomon married were Hittites. These foreign women turned Solomon's heart away from God because of the false gods they worshiped.
* The Hittites were often a threat to the Israelites, both physically and spiritually.

(See also: [descendant](../other/descendant.md) **·** [esau](../other/esau.md) **·** [foreigner](../other/foreigner.md) **·** [ham](../other/ham.md) **·** [mighty](../other/mighty.md) **·** [solomon](../other/solomon.md) **·** [uriah](../other/uriah.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Kings 09:20-21](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1ki/09/20)
* [Exodus 03:7-8](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/exo/03/07)
* [Genesis 23:10-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/23/10)
* [Genesis 25:9-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/25/09)
* [Joshua 01:4-5](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jos/01/04)
* [Nehemiah 09:7-8](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/neh/09/07)
* [Numbers 13:27-29](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/num/13/27)