Jebusites: The name of the original inhabitants of Jebus, mentioned frequently
among the seven nations doomed to destruction
(Genesis 10:16; 15:21)
(Exodus 3:8,17; 13:5) etc.). At the time of the arrival of the Israelites
in Palestine they were ruled by Adonizedek
(Joshua 10:1,23) They were
defeated by Joshua, and their king was slain; but they were not
entirely driven out of Jebus till the time of David, who made it the
capital of his kingdom instead of Hebron. The site on which the temple
was afterwards built belonged to Araunah, a Jebusite, from whom it was
purchased by David, who refused to accept it as a free gift
(2 Samuel 24:16-25; 1 Chronicles 21:24,25)
