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Hittites
Hittites , ancient people of Asia Minor and Syria, who flourished from 1600 to 1200 BC The Hittites, a people of Indo-European connection, were supposed to have entered Cappadocia c.1800 BC To the southwest, in the Taurus and Cilicia, were the Luites, relatives of the Hittites; to the southeast, in the Upper Euphrates, the Hurrians (Khurrites). In the country the Hittites then occupied, the aboriginal inhabitants were apparently the Khatti, or Hatti. Hittite names appear c.1800 BC on the tablets written by Assyrian colonists (see Assyria ) at Kültepe (Kanesh) in Cappadocia. However, real evidence of Hittite existence does not occur until the Old Hittite Kingdom (1600–1400 BC). This kingdom, which was centered in Cappadocia, was opposed by the Syrians. The Hittites tried to invade Babylonia but were halted by Egypt and Mitanni.
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"Hittites." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Hittites." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Hittites.html "Hittites." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Hittites.html |
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Hittites
Hittites A major power in the 14th cent. BCE from a base in Asia Minor (modern Turkey), conquering north and central Syria and most of Lebanon, but they were eventually absorbed into the Assyrian and Babylonian empires. There are references to Hittites in the OT (e.g. Gen. 23: 3) and to the kings of the Hittites in 1 Kgs. 10: 29, 2 Kgs. 7: 6. The latter were probably rulers of small states in north Syria. King Solomon had Hittite wives (1 Kgs. 11: 1) and David married Bathsheba, widow of Uriah the Hittite (2 Sam. 11), who was employed in David's army.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Hittites." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Hittites." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Hittites.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Hittites." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Hittites.html |
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Hittites
Hittites People of Asia Minor who controlled a powerful empire in the 15th–13th centuries bc. They founded a kingdom in Anatolia (Turkey) in the 18th century bc; their capital was Hattusas (Boğazköy). They expanded e and s in the 15th century bc and conquered n Syria before being checked by the Egyptians under Ramses II. Under attack from Assyria, the Hittite Empire disintegrated in c.1200 bc.
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"Hittites." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Hittites." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Hittites.html "Hittites." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Hittites.html |
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