Nation
The Jebusites
A Canaanite people descended from Canaan who inhabited Jerusalem until David captured the stronghold of Zion.
Scripture traces this people through Canaan, Son of Ham.
A Canaanite people descended from Canaan who inhabited Jerusalem until David captured the stronghold of Zion. Scripture first names the group at Genesis 10:16.
The people in Scripture
A Canaanite people descended from Canaan who inhabited Jerusalem until David captured the stronghold of Zion.
Biblical record
Their first recorded mention is Genesis 10:16. Later references on this page describe the group’s place, actions, or descendants as Scripture presents them.
People of Jebusites
Ornan
Jebusite landowner who sold his threshing floor to King David as the site for the Temple
A Jebusite landowner whose threshing floor became the site of David’s altar and the subsequent location of Solomon’s Temple.
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