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Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Canaan became the father of Sidon, his first-born, Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Canaan fathered Sidon as his firstborn and Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Canaan fathered Sidon as his firstborn, then Heth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Canaan's oldest son was Sidon; his other son was Heth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, then Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Canaan's sons--Sidon, the oldest, and Heth--were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, as well as Heth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Canaan was the father of Sidon--his firstborn--and Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Canaan begat Zidon his first-born, and Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, Heth, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Canaan begat Zidon his first born, and Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Canaan begat Zidon, his firstborn, and Heth,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Chanaan beget Sidon his firstborn, and the Hethite, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Truly, Canaan conceived Sidon, his firstborn, as well as the Hittite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Canaan begat Zidon his first-born and Heth and<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Canaan begot Tsidon his firstborn and the Khethites.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Canaan begot Zidon his first-born, and Heth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=67" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/1.htm">From Adam to Abraham</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: ū·ḵə·na·‘an (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">And Canaan</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yā·laḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">was the father of</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6721.htm" title="6721: ṣî·ḏō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Or Tsiydon; from tsuwd in the sense of catching fish; fishery; Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine.">Sidon</a> <a href="/hebrew/1060.htm" title="1060: bə·ḵō·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- First-born. From bakar; firstborn; hence, chief.">his firstborn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/2845.htm" title="2845: ḥêṯ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Canaan and probably ancestor of the Hittites. From chathath; terror; Cheth, an aboriginal Canaanite.">of the Hittites,</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-15.htm">Genesis 10:15-18</a></span><br />And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites, / the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, / the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Genesis 10:6</a></span><br />The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-13.htm">Genesis 10:13-14</a></span><br />Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites, / the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-19.htm">Genesis 10:19</a></span><br />and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-22.htm">Genesis 9:22</a></span><br />And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-25.htm">Genesis 9:25</a></span><br />he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11</a></span><br />So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-40.htm">Exodus 12:40-41</a></span><br />Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years. / At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1</a></span><br />When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Joshua 11:3</a></span><br />to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Joshua 12:8</a></span><br />the hill country, the foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev—the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites):<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Judges 3:3</a></span><br />the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-16.htm">1 Kings 9:16</a></span><br />Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Isaiah 19:11-13</a></span><br />The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”? / Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt. / The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,</p><p class="hdg">Canaan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/9-22.htm">Genesis 9:22,25,26</a></b></br> And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-15.htm">Genesis 10:15-19</a></b></br> And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, … </p><p class="hdg">Sidon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/23-3.htm">Genesis 23:3,5,20</a></b></br> And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Genesis 27:46</a></b></br> 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 <i>which are</i> of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Genesis 49:30-32</a></b></br> In the cave that <i>is</i> in the field of Machpelah, which <i>is</i> before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-11.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-11.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-18.htm">Born</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-8.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-10.htm">First</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-27.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/genesis/49-32.htm">Heth</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">Hittites</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-27.htm">Oldest</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-9.htm">Sidon</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-9.htm">Zidon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-18.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-18.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-19.htm">Born</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-18.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">First</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-29.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-29.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Heth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-17.htm">Hittites</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-29.htm">Oldest</a> <a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Sidon</a> <a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Zidon</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-1.htm">Adam's line to Noah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-5.htm">The sons of Japheth.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-8.htm">The sons of Ham.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">The sons of Shem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-24.htm">Shem's line to Abraham.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-29.htm">Ishmael's sons.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-32.htm">The sons of Keturah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-34.htm">The posterity of Abraham by Esau.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-38.htm">The sons of Seir.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-43.htm">The kings of Edom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-51.htm">The dukes of Edom.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The mention of Sidon as his firstborn is noteworthy, as Sidon became a prominent city in ancient Phoenicia, located in what is now modern-day Lebanon. Sidon is often associated with maritime trade and was known for its skilled artisans and craftsmen. The city is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament, highlighting its importance in the region. The reference to Sidon as the firstborn indicates its primacy among the Canaanite cities, both in terms of age and influence. This connection is further emphasized in <a href="/genesis/10-15.htm">Genesis 10:15</a>, where Sidon is also listed as the firstborn of Canaan, establishing a genealogical and geographical link that underscores the historical and cultural significance of the Canaanites in the biblical narrative.<p><b>and of the Hittites</b><br>The Hittites were an ancient people who played a significant role in the history of the Near East. They are often mentioned in the Old Testament as one of the groups inhabiting the land of Canaan. Historically, the Hittites established a powerful empire in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) and were known for their advancements in law, politics, and military technology, including the use of chariots. The biblical mention of the Hittites as descendants of Canaan suggests a broader understanding of the term "Canaanite," encompassing various ethnic groups in the region. The Hittites' interactions with the Israelites are documented in several passages, such as <a href="/genesis/23.htm">Genesis 23</a>, where Abraham purchases a burial site from Ephron the Hittite. This connection highlights the complex relationships between the Israelites and the indigenous peoples of Canaan. The Hittites' presence in the biblical narrative serves as a reminder of the diverse cultural and ethnic landscape of the ancient Near East, as well as the fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham regarding the land his descendants would inherit.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The son of Ham and grandson of Noah. Canaan is the progenitor of the Canaanites, a group of ancient people who lived in the land that would later become Israel. His descendants were often in conflict with the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sidon.htm">Sidon</a></b><br>The firstborn son of Canaan. Sidon is also the name of an ancient city, which became a significant Phoenician port city. It is located in present-day Lebanon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hittites.htm">Hittites</a></b><br>A group of people descended from Canaan. They were an ancient Anatolian people who established an empire centered on Hattusa in north-central Anatolia around 1600 BC. They are frequently mentioned in the Old Testament as one of the groups inhabiting the Promised Land before the arrival of the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_lineage_and_legacy.htm">Understanding Lineage and Legacy</a></b><br>The genealogies in the Bible, such as in <a href="/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">1 Chronicles 1:13</a>, remind us of the importance of lineage and legacy. They show how the actions and faith of one generation can impact many future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_culture.htm">The Influence of Culture</a></b><br>The mention of Sidon and the Hittites highlights the cultural and spiritual influences that surrounded Israel. Believers today must be aware of the cultural influences that can impact their faith and values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a></b><br>The genealogies demonstrate God's sovereignty over history. Despite the presence of nations like the Hittites, God's plan for Israel and His promises to them were fulfilled. This encourages believers to trust in God's overarching plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The presence of Canaan's descendants in the Promised Land serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience, as seen in the failure of the Israelites to fully obey God's command to drive out these nations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jesus'_ancestor__abiud_or_rhesa.htm">Which son of Zerubbabel is an ancestor of Jesus: Abiud (Matthew 1:13) or Rhesa (Luke 3:27)? Neither name matches Zerubbabel's sons listed in 1 Chronicles 3:19-20.</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_obed-edom_blessed,_uzza_killed.htm">(1 Chronicles 13:13) Why is Obed-edom blessed for housing the Ark even though Uzza was killed for a seemingly minor infraction involving the same object?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_abijam's_mother_named_differently.htm">In 1 Kings 15:2, why does Abijam's mother appear as 'Maachah,' while 2 Chronicles 13:2 identifies her differently?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_chr_10_13_blame_saul's_death.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 10:13 emphasize Saul's death as punishment for consulting a medium, when 1 Samuel 31 attributes his defeat primarily to the Philistine assault?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">THE CITY ZIDON AND THE TEN RACES OF CANAAN</span> (<a href="/context/1_chronicles/1-13.htm" title="And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,">1Chronicles 1:13-16</a>).<p>(13) <span class= "bld">Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn.</span>--Or, in modern phrase, <span class= "ital">Zidon is the oldest city of Canaan.</span> It is usually mentioned along with Tyre, the ruling city in later times. Sennacherib speaks of the flight of Luli, "king of Zidon," from Tyre. Esarhaddon mentions Baal of Tyre as a tributary. Of the eleven "sons of Canaan all but three or four have been identified in the cuneiform inscriptions of Assyria.<p><span class= "bld">And Heth</span>--that is, the Hittite race, called Heta by the Egyptians, and Hatti by the Assyrians. (See <a href="/1_chronicles/1-8.htm" title="The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.">1Chronicles 1:8</a>, Note.) The Hittites were once the dominant race of Syria and Palestine. Carchemish, on the Euphrates, and Kadesh, as well as Hamath, appear to have been Hittite cities. Their kings had commercial relations with Solomon (<a href="/1_kings/10-29.htm" title="And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.">1Kings 10:29</a>). Inscriptions, in a kind of mixed hieroglyph, have been found at Hamath and Carchemish, but they still await decipherment.<p>(14) <span class= "bld">The Jebusite.</span>--The men of Jebus, or Jerusalem (<a href="/1_chronicles/11-4.htm" title="And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.">1Chronicles 11:4</a>). . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Canaan</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְנַ֗עַן</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·na·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was the father of</span><br /><span class="heb">יָלַ֛ד</span> <span class="translit">(yā·laḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sidon</span><br /><span class="heb">צִיד֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ṣî·ḏō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6721.htm">Strong's 6721: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sidon -- a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast, also a son of Canaan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his firstborn,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכֹר֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵō·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1060.htm">Strong's 1060: </a> </span><span class="str2">Firstborn, chief</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Hittites,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2845.htm">Strong's 2845: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heth -- a son of Canaan and probably ancestor of the Hittites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">1 Chronicles 1:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">1 Chronicles 1:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">1 Chronicles 1:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">1 Chronicles 1:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">1 Chronicles 1:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">1 Chronicles 1:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">1 Chronicles 1:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">1 Chronicles 1:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">1 Chronicles 1:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">1 Chronicles 1:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 1:13 Canaan became the father of Sidon his (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 1:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 1:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 1:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 1:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>