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capital of the Hittites, next in renown to Karkcinish, is twice 

 mentioned in holy Scripture. 



In treating of Biblical names, it is only fair to allow that 

 the Hittite names recovered from Egypt and Assyria differ in 

 character from the few that appear in the books of Scripture. 

 But the whole question is in a very nebulous state at present. 

 The lists of names which appear to include those of Hittite 

 places and persons present a curious mixture of Semitic lan- 

 guage with some other element. The names in Scripture 

 may be Hebraized. Some Hittites (Uriah for instance) may 

 have received new names. And we must wait with patience 

 for a solution which will most likely come in due season. 



The Amorite is well known in Egyptian record and wall-, 

 sculpture, and at this day both Northern Syria and Southern 

 Palestine bear witness to his dwelling-place, herein confirming 

 the notices of Scripture. 



Tell Amurin, north of Hamah, 'Amary, by the Lake of 

 Kadeshj Tell 'Amarah in the Lejah, and in the south the 

 'Amarin mountains and other places, are stamped with this 

 ancient name. In the great battle-pieces of Egypt they 

 appear in their strong chariots and on their castles " walled 

 up to heaven," with bow, and buckler, and spear. They are 

 closely associated with the Hittites, and "the land of the 

 Amorites " round the upper Orontes tallies exactly with that 

 of the book of Joshua,* where Aphek (Afka) is on their 

 border. 



The Amorite has marked one celebrated mountain, "Mount 

 Hermon, which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion ; and 

 the Amorites call it Shenir/'f and in Assyrian history it 

 bears the Amorite name of Shaniru. 



The Gergashite (iw-u), is likewise found among the 

 northern allies against Egypt, if we take the probable ex- 



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planation of the Kerkesh mentioned in the monu- 



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ments of Rameses II. It seems to me that the name is 

 preserved in Gergis, marked in Key's map, very near the 

 Orontes, to the west of Er-Hestan (Arethusa), in a most 

 probable position for the Gergashite. 



The Khivvites (Hivites) were a people of renown in the 

 days of Moses, and long after. Dr. Friedrich Delitzsch J has 

 just identified them with the Khavvat of the Assyrian in- 



Josh., xiii. 4. t Deut., iii. 9. 



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