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Heth
son of Canaan, progenitor of the Hittites
Son of Canaan and grandson of Ham, named in Genesis 10 as the ancestor of the Hittites who appear throughout the Old Testament.
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Heth is listed in Genesis 10 as a son of and therefore a grandson of Ham and great-grandson of . He is regarded as the eponymous ancestor of the , called in the text the "sons of Heth" (bene-het), who are portrayed throughout the Old Testament as inhabitants of the land of Canaan. purchased the cave of as a burial place from the sons of Heth, and and grieved that took wives from among the Hittite women. The Table of Nations in Genesis 10 thus ties Heth to the broader genealogical account of the peoples descended from Noah.
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