THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 3 : 



By purchasing a grave, in which to bury Sarah, from the Hittites 

 of Hebron. Where was the body of this distinguished patriarch laid 

 after death ? It was lovingly placed by his two sons, Isaac and 

 Ishmael, by the side of Sarah, "in the cave of Machpelah, in the 

 field ofEphron, the Son of Tohar the Hittite. From what stock did 

 Esau take his wives ? From the Hittites. Who are declared to be 

 the occupants of Canaan in the days of Moses ? The Hittites and 

 others. Who are the foes most to be dreaded by the Israelites ? 

 The Hittites, the hardy mountaineers. What is the extent of the 

 land given to Joshua ? "From the wilderness and this Lebanon, 

 " even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the 

 " Hittites, and unto the great sea, toward the going down of the sun, 

 " shall be your coast." Who are the foes Joshua is called on to face 

 as he crosses the Jordan? It is the Hittites, and their companions 

 from the mountains, the Amorites. Who oppose him every step 

 and are in great force at the decisive battle of Merom, in the hope 

 of driving back the invader ? The Hittites. Who, though crushed, 

 continued to influence the Hebrews, link themselves in marriage, 

 and gain respect for their gods ? The Hittites. Who, though aliens, 

 made a name for themselves in David's army ? The Hittites. 

 With what alien people was Solomon most closely connected ? With 

 the Hittites, for his Mother Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah, the 

 Hittite, and in his harem were Hittite women. What two peoples 

 bought horses in Egypt in the days of Solomon ? The Hittites and 

 the Hebrews ? What caused the Syrians to fly panic stricken from 

 the siege of Samaria? Because they thought the King of Israel 

 had hired the Hittites and sent them against the Syrians. From the 

 Biblical references we infer that the Hittites were a powerful and 

 warlike people — an inference confirmed by the monuments of Egypt 

 and Assyria. 



But here let us try to get some light on Hittite nationality, 

 learning and religion. 



Who were the Hittites is a question not so easily answered as 

 some would suppose. Before an answer can be given we must study 

 the story of the Bible, of the Egyptian and Assyrian monuments, of 

 the Hittite names and literature. From Genesis, x, 15, we 

 learn that the Bible regards the Hittites as a branch of the Canaan - 

 ite stock: " And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth." 

 According to this the Hethites or Hittites descended from Canaan, 



