# 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](../names/esau.md), [foreigner](../other/foreigner.md), [Ham](../names/ham.md), [mighty](../other/mighty.md), [Solomon](../names/solomon.md), [Uriah](../names/uriah.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Kings 09:20-21](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/09/20)
* [Exodus 03:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/exo/03/07)
* [Genesis 23:11](rc://en/tn/help/gen/23/11)
* [Genesis 25:10](rc://en/tn/help/gen/25/10)
* [Joshua 01:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/jos/01/04)
* [Nehemiah 09:08](rc://en/tn/help/neh/09/08)
* [Numbers 13:27-29](rc://en/tn/help/num/13/27)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H2850
