Perizzites
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The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient people
ⓘ
biblical people ⓘ |
| archaeologicalIdentification | uncertain ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeityType | Canaanite deities ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient peoples of the Near East
ⓘ
Peoples in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| describedAs | inhabitants of Canaan before the Israelites ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Canaanites
ⓘ
surface form:
Canaanite people
|
| ethnicOrigin | uncertain ⓘ |
| extraBiblicalAttestation | none securely identified ⓘ |
| fateAccordingToBible | dispossessed or absorbed by Israelites ⓘ |
| firstAttestedIn |
Genesis 13:7
ⓘ
Genesis 15:20 ⓘ |
| geographicalAssociation | central hill country of Canaan (traditional scholarly view) ⓘ |
| groupType | non-Israelite population of Canaan ⓘ |
| historicity | debated among modern scholars ⓘ |
| inhabitedRegion |
Canaan
ⓘ
Canaan ⓘ
surface form:
land of Canaan
|
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| laterStatusInEzra | non-Israelite peoples of the land involved in intermarriage ⓘ |
| listedAmong |
nations of Canaan
ⓘ
peoples to be dispossessed by Israelites ⓘ |
| mentionedAlongside |
Amorites
ⓘ
Canaanites ⓘ Girgashites ⓘ Hittite Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Hittites
Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Hivites, Jebusites, Girgashites ⓘ Hivites ⓘ Jebusites ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| nameForm |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew: פְּרִזִּי (Perizzi)
|
| politicalOrganization | not clearly described in biblical text ⓘ |
| possibleEtymology | from Hebrew root meaning "rural" or "village dwellers" ⓘ |
| primaryEvidenceType | literary (biblical) sources ⓘ |
| religion | Canaanite religion ⓘ |
| roleInConquestNarrative | targets of Israelite conquest ⓘ |
| roleInText | indigenous inhabitants of the land promised to Abraham’s descendants ⓘ |
| socialDescription | possibly non-walled-town or rural population ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Exodus ⓘ Ezra–Nehemiah ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Ezra
Book of Genesis ⓘ Book of Joshua ⓘ Judges ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
|
| statusInDeuteronomy | one of the nations to be driven out ⓘ |
| statusInJoshua | one of the peoples subdued by Israel ⓘ |
| statusInJudges | one of the nations remaining among Israel ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Israelite settlement period ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.