Judges 1:26

“And the man went into the land of the Hittites, etc.] With his family; Kimchi says this was not one of the seven nations of Canaan; and it is very clear from this narrative, that the land this man went to was not in the land of Canaan; though it is certain a people of this name formerly dwelt there, (<011520>Genesis 15:20 23:3 26:34); and the land of Canaan is called the land of the Hittites, (<060104>Joshua 1:4); these either might flee to another country upon Joshua’s entry into the land of Canaan, or a colony of them from thence might settle elsewhere, to which this man chose to go, who might be originally of them: and built a city; his family was numerous, and he a man of wealth, and was…”

“Luz--(See on Gen 12:7; Gen 28:18).”

“The site of this new Luz is not known, but “the land of the Hittites” was apparently in the north of Palestine, on the borders of Syria (Genesis 10:15 note). return to 'Top of Page'”

“The Hittites - Where the Hittites seated themselves after they were driven out of Canaan, which seems to be northward from Canaan, and near upon it. Judges 1:27”

“the land: Kg2 7:6; Ch2 1:17 Judges 1:27”

“The man whom they had permitted to go free, went with his family into the land of the Hittites, and there built a town, to which he gave the name of his earlier abode, viz., Luz. The situation of this Luz is altogether unknown. Even the situation of the land of the Hittites cannot be more precisely determined; for we find Hittites at Hebron in the times of Abraham and Moses (Gen 23), and also upon the mountains of Palestine ( Num 13:29), and at a later period on the north-east of Canaan on the borders of Syria ( Kg1 10:29). That the Hittites were one of the most numerous and widespread of the tribes of the Canaanites, is evident from the fact that, in Jos 1:4, the Canaanites generally are…”