Overview
The Bible addresses perizzites across 10 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Judges, Genesis and Exodus. Closely related themes include Amorites, Jebusites, Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God and Hittites. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Abraham and Lot.
Key Bible verses about perizzites
Old Testament
Genesis
Exodus
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.
Judges
And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
Ezra
Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
People in the Bible and perizzites
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying perizzites for yourself
- Begin with Genesis 13:7, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Judges, Genesis and Exodus each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Abraham and Lot and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Amorites, Jebusites, Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God and Hittites.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about perizzites?
The Bible addresses perizzites across 10 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Judges, Genesis and Exodus. Closely related themes include Amorites, Jebusites, Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God and Hittites. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Abraham and Lot.
How many Bible verses are about perizzites?
The Bible references perizzites in 10 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention perizzites?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 13:7: “And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with perizzites?
Abraham and Lot.
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