Heth

Son of Canaan and ancestor of the Hittites.

A written article for Heth is still to come. Below and alongside: where Heth appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 2400 BC
    1600 BC
  • Heth
    2304 BC to 1689 BC

Original word

  • חֵת heth
    H2845
Relationships
Father: Canaan Brother: Amorite Sibling: Amorites Brother: Arkite Sibling: Arkites Brother: Arvadite Sibling: Arvadites Sibling: Girgashites Brother: Girgasite Brother: Hamathite Sibling: Hamathites Brother: Hivite Sibling: Hivites Brother: Jebusite Sibling: Jebusites Brother: Sidon Brother: Sinite Sibling: Sinites Brother: Zemarite Sibling: Zemarites Brother: Zidon
Citations
“Heth.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Heth appears in Scripture

Genesis 10

וּכְנַעַן יָלַד אֶת-צִידֹן בְּכֹרוֹ וְאֶת-חֵֽת׃
15
And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

Genesis 23

וַיָּקָם אַבְרָהָם מֵעַל פְּנֵי מֵתוֹ וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי-חֵת לֵאמֹֽר׃
3
And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
וַיַּֽעֲנוּ בְנֵי-חֵת אֶת-אַבְרָהָם לֵאמֹר לֽוֹ׃
5
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
וַיָּקָם אַבְרָהָם וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְעַם-הָאָרֶץ לִבְנֵי-חֵֽת׃
7
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
וְעֶפְרוֹן יֹשֵׁב בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי-חֵת וַיַּעַן עֶפְרוֹן הַֽחִתִּי אֶת-אַבְרָהָם בְּאָזְנֵי בְנֵי-חֵת לְכֹל בָּאֵי שַֽׁעַר-עִירוֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃
10
And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
וַיִּשְׁמַע אַבְרָהָם אֶל-עֶפְרוֹן וַיִּשְׁקֹל אַבְרָהָם לְעֶפְרֹן אֶת-הַכֶּסֶף אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּאָזְנֵי בְנֵי-חֵת אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שֶׁקֶל כֶּסֶף עֹבֵר לַסֹּחֵֽר׃
16
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
לְאַבְרָהָם לְמִקְנָה לְעֵינֵי בְנֵי-חֵת בְּכֹל בָּאֵי שַֽׁעַר-עִירֽוֹ׃
18
Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
וַיָּקָם הַשָּׂדֶה וְהַמְּעָרָה אֲשֶׁר-בּוֹ לְאַבְרָהָם לַֽאֲחֻזַּת-קָבֶר מֵאֵת בְּנֵי-חֵֽת׃
20
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

Genesis 25

הַשָּׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר-קָנָה אַבְרָהָם מֵאֵת בְּנֵי-חֵת שָׁמָּה קֻבַּר אַבְרָהָם וְשָׂרָה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃
10
The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

Genesis 27

וַתֹּאמֶר רִבְקָה אֶל-יִצְחָק קַצְתִּי בְחַיַּי מִפְּנֵי בְּנוֹת חֵת אִם-לֹקֵחַ יַֽעֲקֹב אִשָּׁה מִבְּנֽוֹת-חֵת כָּאֵלֶּה מִבְּנוֹת הָאָרֶץ לָמָּה לִּי חַיִּֽים׃
46
And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

Genesis 49

מִקְנֵה הַשָּׂדֶה וְהַמְּעָרָה אֲשֶׁר-בּוֹ מֵאֵת בְּנֵי-חֵֽת׃
32
The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.

1 Chronicles 1

וּכְנַעַן יָלַד אֶת-צִידוֹן בְּכֹרוֹ וְאֶת-חֵֽת׃
13
And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,