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the Hittites,וְאֶת הַחִתִּיthe Perizzites,וְאֶת הַפְּרִזִּיthe Rephaim,וְאֶת הָרְפָאִים
Genesis 15:20
Study it in the app“the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 15:20, word by word
- the Hittitesחִתִּיchiti
Hittite
Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.
Where else “chiti” appears- the Perizzitesפְּרִזִּיperizi
Perizzite
Perizzite: one of the peoples that lived in Canaan before Israel.
Where else “perizi” appears- the Rephaimרְפָאִיםrefaim
Rephaim
An ancient people of very tall men.
Where else “refaim” appears
The context
19the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,
20 · This verse (above)
21the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”
To study Genesis 15 in a group
1. What it says
What did YHWH promise Abram about his descendants, and how did Abram respond (vv. 5-6)?
2. What it means
What relation does the text show between Abram’s faith and its being counted to him as righteousness (v. 6)?
3. How I live it
Which promise of Elohim is hard for you to believe today, and how can you talk with him about it?