Jebusite
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- proper noun
- Literature
- The ancient city of Jerusalem was once inhabited by the Jebusites, who thrived before the Israelite conquest.
- Jebusite heritage
- claim to Jebusite
- mention of the Jebusites
Examples
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The Palestinian-Jebusite linkage first appeared in Arabic literature.
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In the Bible, the Jebusites are considered to be Canaanites.
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I have appealed to the Jebusite people... ...to make their city of Jerusalem our capital!
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Most Americans will view the claim to Jebusite heritage as just a foolish public relations strategy.
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The claim to Jebusite heritage within the Palestinian community is a recent construct.
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The first mention of the Jebusites in the Bible occurs as Genesis lists the descendants of Noah.
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Non-biblical ancient sources also discuss the Jebusites, though often these merely amplify biblical accounts.
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The incident suggests a new disposition toward the Canaanites, including by extension the Jebusites.
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The Christian narrative continues into the New Testament, initially treating the Jebusites under the more general rubric of the Canaanites.
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By the time of the Exodus, in the mid-1400s, they had been joined by the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites.
Fiction book (2002)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Jebusite was the name for a person from Jebus, the early name for 'Jerusalem' before it was taken by the Israelites. That is why Jebusite means a member of that ancient people.