John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 9:7

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, etc.] Though they did not know them to be such, but as they afterwards appeared to be the Hivites, as the Gibeonites were, they are here so called, (see <061119>Joshua 11:19). The name signifies “serpents”; according to a Derash, or mystical exposition, mentioned by Kimchi, the Gibeonites are so called, because they did the work of the serpent; that is to say, they deceived the Israelites, as the serpent deceived Eve: peradventure ye dwell among us; of which they had some suspicion; and how shall we make a league with you? which they were forbid to do with any of the seven nations, (<050702>Deuteronomy 7:2).

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