Hivites: One of the original tribes scattered over Palestine, from Hermon to
Gibeon in the south. The name is interpreted as "midlanders" or
"villagers"
(Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:15) They were probably a branch of the
Hittites. At the time of Jacob's return to Canaan, Hamor the Hivite
was the "prince of the land"
(Genesis 24:2-28) They are next mentioned
during the Conquest
(Joshua 9:7; 11:19) They principally inhabited the
northern confines of Western Palestine
(Joshua 11:3; Judges 3:3) A remnant of
them still existed in the time of Solomon
(1 Kings 9:20)
