Hivites
Summary
A Canaanite tribe descended from Canaan, whose most notable members were the Shechemites (who wronged Dinah) and the Gibeonites (who deceived Joshua).
☩Identity and Territory
The Hivites descended from Canaan (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:15) and inhabited various parts of Canaan. Shechem was a Hivite city where Jacob's daughter Dinah was violated (Genesis 34:2). The Gibeonites who deceived Joshua were Hivites (Joshua 9:7; 11:19). They also dwelt in the Lebanon region near Mount Hermon (Joshua 11:3; Judges 3:3).
☩Interactions with Israel
Esau married a Hivite woman (Genesis 36:2). The Gibeonite deception led to their servitude as woodcutters and water-carriers for Israel (Joshua 9), a covenant Israel honored even centuries later when Saul violated it (2 Samuel 21). King Solomon conscripted remaining Hivites for forced labor (1 Kings 9:20-21).
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References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Hivites," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).