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.

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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

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Canaan associatedPeople Jebusites
Jebus hasNameOrigin Jebusites
this entity surface form: Banu Qurayza
Jebus inhabitedBy Jebusites
Perizzites mentionedAlongside Jebusites
Canaanites subgroupIncludes Jebusites