HETH

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Son of Canaan, and ancestor of the Hittites
And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, (Genesis 23:33And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, (Genesis 23:3))
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, (Genesis 23:55And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, (Genesis 23:5))
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. (Genesis 23:77And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. (Genesis 23:7))
And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, (Genesis 23:1010And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, (Genesis 23:10))
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. (Genesis 23:1616And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. (Genesis 23:16))
Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. (Genesis 23:1818Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. (Genesis 23:18))
And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me? (Genesis 27:4646And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me? (Genesis 27:46))
The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. (Genesis 49:3232The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. (Genesis 49:32))
See HITTITES