Perizzites Summary
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The Perizzites, a Canaanite people group that inhabited the land of Canaan before the Israelite conquest.
Perizzites
People or tribeCanaanite people group living in the land of Canaan
Names
- en Perizzites
- he פְּרִזִּי · H6522
- bg Ферезейци
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Perizzites Article
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The Perizzites were one of the Canaanite people groups that inhabited the land of Canaan before the Israelite conquest. They are first mentioned in Gen 13:7 as living in the land alongside the Canaanites during the time of Abraham. God promised to give the land of the Perizzites to Abraham's descendants (Gen 15:20). The Perizzites are often listed among the Canaanite nations that the Israelites were to dispossess and drive out (Exo.3.8,17; 23.23; 33.2; 34.11; Deu.7.1; 20.17; Jos.3.10; 9.1; 11.3; 12.8). During the conquest of Canaan, the Perizzites were among the groups defeated by the Israelites (Jos 24:11; Jdg 1:4-5). However, some Perizzites remained in the land, and the Israelites intermarried with them (Jdg 3:5-6). The Perizzites, along with other Canaanite groups, were subjected to forced labor during the reigns of Solomon and later kings (1Ki 9:20-21; 2Ch 8:7-8). Remnants of the Perizzites were still present in the land after the Babylonian exile (Ezr 9:1; Neh 9:8).
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