Jebusites
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The Jebusites were an ancient Canaanite people known primarily as the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem (then called Jebus) in the Hebrew Bible.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banu Qurayza | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canaanite people
ⓘ
ancient people ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | not clearly identifiable in material record ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Araunah the Jebusite
ⓘ
Araunah the Jebusite ⓘ
surface form:
Ornan the Jebusite
|
| associatedWithCity | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| biblicalCityName | Jebus ⓘ |
| biblicalReference |
1 Chronicles 11
ⓘ
2 Samuel 5 ⓘ |
| capitalCity |
Jebus
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient peoples of the Near East
ⓘ
Canaanite tribes ⓘ Peoples of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Israelites
ⓘ
King David ⓘ |
| cultSite |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem high place
|
| describedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| ethnicity |
Canaanites
ⓘ
surface form:
Canaanite
|
| etymologyProposed | possibly derived from root meaning ‘to tread’ or ‘to trample’ ⓘ |
| event | conquest of Jerusalem by David ⓘ |
| fate | gradual assimilation into Israelite population ⓘ |
| fortification | stronghold of Zion ⓘ |
| geographicalArea | southern Levant ⓘ |
| knownFor | pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Northwest Semitic
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Semitic languages
|
| laterTradition | sometimes linked with pre-Israelite Jerusalem priesthood ⓘ |
| mentionedInBook |
Divrei Hayamim
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Chronicles
Book of Joshua ⓘ Judges ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
Books of Kings ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Kings
Books of Samuel ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Samuel
Book of Zechariah ⓘ |
| neighboringPeoples |
Amorites
ⓘ
Canaanites ⓘ Hittite Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Hittites
Hivites ⓘ Israelites ⓘ Perizzites ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | city-state centered on Jebus ⓘ |
| possibleOrigin | local Canaanite population of hill country ⓘ |
| region | Canaan ⓘ |
| religion | Canaanite religion ⓘ |
| roleInBible | inhabitants of Jerusalem before Davidic monarchy ⓘ |
| statusAfterConquest | incorporated into Israelite kingdom ⓘ |
| territoryType | hill-country city-state ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age I
ⓘ
Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Banu Qurayza