Jebusite
[ jeb-yuh-sahyt ]
noun
a member of an ancient Canaanite people that lived in Jebus.
Origin of Jebusite
1Other words from Jebusite
- Jeb·u·sit·ic [jeb-yuh-sit-ik], /ˌdʒɛb yəˈsɪt ɪk/, Jeb·u·sit·i·cal, adjective
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How to use Jebusite in a sentence
The stronghold of the Jebusites was one of the last of the Canaanitish cities to surrender to the Israelites.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceOn his extreme north, but within the tribe of Benjamin, was the great fortress of the Jebusites.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua | William Garden BlaikieWhat is here termed a wall, was a Comah, or high place, which had been of old erected to the sun by the Jebusites.
The Jebusites formed a barrier between the52 two southern tribes and their northern brethren.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6) | Heinrich GraetzAs soon as the Jebusites found all opposition114 useless they sued for peace, which was granted them by David.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6) | Heinrich Graetz
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