Interesting Facts

• The Jebusites are listed as one of the seven nations inhabiting the land of Canaan.
• The cities of the Jebusites were part of the land that Jacob took as an everlasting possession.

Genealogy

• The sources do not provide direct genealogical information about an individual named Jebus.
• The Jebusites are understood to be one of the families of Canaan.
• Canaan was a son of Ham.
• Ham was a son of Noah.
• Therefore, the Jebusites are descendants of Ham and great-grandchildren of Noah.

Historical Context

The mention of the Jebusites places them within the post-flood world, as descendants of Noah. They are identified as one of the Canaanite nations who settled in the land allocated to Ham and his descendants. The dispersal of peoples after the Tower of Babel would have led to the establishment of distinct groups like the Jebusites within Canaan. The narrative indicates that the land inhabited by the Jebusites was later considered part of the inheritance promised to the descendants of Abraham and subsequently possessed by Jacob. Their existence as one of the established Canaanite populations signifies the pre-Israelite inhabitants of the land and sets the stage for future interactions and claims over this territory.

Narrative

The narrative concerning the Jebusites in these sources is limited. They are primarily mentioned as one of the groups residing in the land of Canaan that Jacob acquired as an everlasting possession for himself and his descendants. The sources do not detail specific interactions or events involving the Jebusites as a distinct entity. Their significance within the overarching narrative is their inclusion as part of the indigenous Canaanite population whose land was designated for the lineage of Jacob. The lack of specific actions or dialogues attributed to the Jebusites suggests that the focus of these texts, in the context of the Jebusites, is more about the territorial claims and the broader categorization of the inhabitants of Canaan.