The Biblical Hittites: Uncovering the Iron Age Hittites

In this video, we delve into the topic of the biblical Hittites and their actual identity. Contrary to popular belief, the biblical Hittites were not the same as the Bronze Age Hittite Empire (the Late Bronze Age empire at home in modern Turkey and Syria), but instead refers to the Syro-Hittite states of the Iron Age. Today we explore the terms used for biblical Hittites and who the terms may refer to, shedding light on the common misconception they were the Bronze Age Hittites. We'll examine the relationship the Syro-Hittites had with the Bronze Age Hittites as shown in ancient texts and artifacts that show these are the people we should identify as the biblical Hittites. Let’s dig in.
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If you'd like to read more here are just a few of the sources we used in this video:
Itamar Singer (2006), ‘The Hittites and the Bible Revisited’, in A. M. Maeir and P. de Miroschedji
(eds.), ‘I Will Speak the Riddles of Ancient Times’: Archaeological and
Historical Studies in Honor of Amihai Mazar on the Occasion of his Sixtieth
Birthday, Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 723-56.
Collins, B. J. (2007), The Hittites and their World, Atlanta: Society of Biblical
Literature.
Bryce, Treveor. The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms: A Political and Military History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.
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00:01 Support for Turkey Earthquake
00:46 Issue of identifying the Biblical Hittites
01:54 Terms in the Bible translated as "Hittite"
04:16 Hittites as local Canaanite clan
06:11 Hittites as Syro-Hittites of Syria
10:56 Concluding Thoughts
13:08 Thanks for your support and support for Turkey

[@pablomarques3684]

This channel deserves more visibility!

[@giffica]

Great video. Extremely accurate and it’s clear you guys understand

[@kennethsandler7190]

Excellent exploration of B'nai Heth, Hetiim and the archchaeological and lingusitic evidence that they could have been an ethnic or kinship group residing in Canaan at the time of the Patriarchs/Matriarchs or Syro-Hittites who migrated there at one point but prrobably not the descendants of the Hittites of Anatolia.

[@js1423]

Another great video! Keep up the good work!

[@angelodcollazo]

This was great thank you! I'd be interested in learning more about the temple which inspired the design for Solomon. Also I'd be interested in hearing more explanations for what made Solomon wealthy.

[@geedee7632]

​@robertolang9684hitites were Caucasians Indo-Europeans Anatolians hatti. Were not same people as the hitite just that the Hittites invaded they land and assimilated them into they culture..
its would seems the Hittites were a bunch of nomads barbarians even a part of the Moors Arabs origin clans. Originally originated ancient times inhabitants of Turkey regions. 🇹🇷 Islamic Mid-East tribes. If recall correct they had red haired. And worship baal marduk.
this is of documented information online, which I hold no claims to..

[@redsamson5185]

the hittite religion was syncretized with aramo-syrian-canaanite religion at ugarit, a religion which differed from tel to tel.

[@saiyedkashefshahbazi8844]

❤ ❤❤Yes you are correct, it says "Prophet David could soften iron" in the Quran. ❤❤❤

[@slightlybetterthanaveragej6777]

As far as I have learned, the origin of those who became the Hittites in Hatti is unknown.
How, then, are the biblical Hittites eliminated as a possible origin?

[@AllahuSnackbar270]

The Hittites of Hatti in Anatolia came before Moses is supposed to have lived. How could the Biblical tribe of Heth in Caanan centuries later possibly be related? I mean, it's not impossible, but the only evidence you have is a name constisting of two hebrew letters, that kind of sounds like "Hatti". They're too far apart, and I've yet to see any Luwian inscriptions from the Neo-Hittites where they refer to their country as Hatti. As far as I can tell, "Neo-Hittites" is just what scholars chose to call them because they took the names of earlier Hittite kings and wrote in Luwian, pretty much.

[@truthbehindthelie7511]

Thank you, I believe we will find more answers here with the Hittites. Plus the Elephantine Jews!! Thanks.

[@robertmccully2792]

The bible Genesis 4-22 says Tubal- cain was a forger of Bronze and Iron. He was about 4 generations from Adam.

[@fransvalkenburg1156]

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