Genesis 15:20

20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,

Genesis 15:20 in Other Translations

KJV
20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
ESV
20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,
NLT
20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,
MSG
20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaim,
CSB
20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaim,

Genesis 15:20 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 15:20

And the Hittites
Who had their name from Heth, a son of Canaan, see ( Genesis 10:15 ) ; they dwelt about Hebron, in the south of the land of Canaan:

and the Perizzites;
these dwelt in the wood country of the land, ( Joshua 17:15 ) ; and seem to have their name from dwelling in villages, and at a distance from towns and cities, and were a boorish and uncivilized people, see ( Genesis 13:7 ) :

and the Rephaims;
or "giants", as the Targums of Onkelos, and Jonathan; they dwelt near the Perizzites, ( Joshua 17:15 ) ; of these see ( Genesis 14:5 ) .

Genesis 15:20 In-Context

18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates—
19 the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,
21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites.”

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Genesis 10:15; S Deuteronomy 7:1
  • 2. S Genesis 13:7
  • 3. S Genesis 14:5
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