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Jebus

Gen. x. 16. Josh. xviii. 28. Josh. xv. 63. Judg. xix. 16. 2 Sam. v. 6, &c. 1 Chron. xi. 4.JEBUS, Jebusite, the son of Canaan, and father of the people of Palestine called Jebusites. Their dwelling was in Jerusalem and round about, in the Mountains. This people was very warlike, and abode in Jerusalem till David’s time.

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