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Jebusites יְבוּסִי

Group Early Patriarch H2983G 13 books

Canaanite tribe inhabiting Jerusalem before David's conquest

Biography

The Jebusites were one of the Canaanite tribes that inhabited the land promised to the Israelites by God. They are first mentioned in Gen.10.16 and Gen.15.21 as descendants of Canaan, the grandson of Noah. When the Israelites left Egypt, God promised to drive out the Jebusites and other Canaanite tribes from the land (Exo.3.8, 17; 13.5; 23.23; 33.2; 34.11). During the conquest of Canaan under Joshua, the Jebusites were among the tribes that the Israelites were commanded to utterly destroy (Deu.7.1; 20.17). However, the Jebusites proved to be formidable opponents, and the Israelites were unable to completely drive them out of Jerusalem (Jos.15.63; Jdg.1.21). The Jebusites continued to live among the Israelites during the time of the judges (Jdg.3.5; 19.11). It was not until the reign of King David that the Jebusites were finally defeated, and Jerusalem was captured and made the capital of Israel (2Sa.5.6-8; 1Ch.11.4-6). After their defeat, some Jebusites remained in the land and were subjected to forced labor by Solomon (1Ki.9.20; 2Ch.8.7). The site where the temple was built, Mount Moriah, was purchased by David from Araunah the Jebusite (2Sa.24.16-18; 1Ch.21.15-28; 2Ch.3.1). The Jebusites are mentioned among the foreign peoples with whom the Israelites intermarried, contrary to God's command (Ezr.9.1). In Zec.9.7, there is a prophetic promise that the Jebusites will be incorporated into God's people, symbolizing the inclusion of Gentiles in the future messianic kingdom.

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In Scripture

13 biblical books ; 6 with study content
Genesis 2 verses Study available Open full Genesis study →
Exodus 5 verses Study available
  • Exodus 3:8

    "I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite."

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  • Exodus 3:17

    "I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’"

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  • Exodus 13:5

    "It shall be, when Yahweh brings you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month."

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  • Exodus 23:23

    "For my angel shall go before you, and bring you in to the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I will cut them off."

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  • Exodus 33:2

    "I will send an angel before you; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite."

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Numbers 1 verse
  • Numbers 13:29

    "Amalek dwells in the land of the South. The Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwell in the hill country. The Canaanite dwells by the sea, and along the side of the Jordan.”"

Deuteronomy 2 verses Study available
  • Deuteronomy 7:1

    "When Yahweh your God brings you into the land where you go to possess it, and casts out many nations before you—the Hittite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite—seven nations greater and mightier than you;"

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  • Deuteronomy 20:17

    "but you shall utterly destroy them: the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, as Yahweh your God has commanded you;"

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Joshua 5 verses Study available
  • Joshua 3:10

    "Joshua said, “By this you shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Hivite, the Perizzite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, and the Jebusite out from before you."

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  • Joshua 9:1

    "When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard of it"

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  • Joshua 11:3

    "to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the hill country, and the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpah."

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  • Joshua 12:8

    "in the hill country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:"

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  • Joshua 15:63

    "As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah couldn’t drive them out; but the Jebusites live with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day."

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Judges 3 verses
  • Judges 1:21

    "The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day."

  • Judges 3:5

    "The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites."

  • Judges 19:11

    "When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, “Please come and let’s enter into this city of the Jebusites, and stay in it.”"

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Form Language Script Strong's
Group Hebrew יְבוּסִי H2983G