Bible Dictionary
DEHAITES
The Dehaites were a people settled in Samaria by the Assyrian ruler identified in Ezra 4:9. Their precise identity is uncertain.
Definition
The Dehaites were a people listed among those settled in Samaria by the Assyrian ruler called Osnappar in Ezra 4:9. Their exact identity is uncertain.
Biblical Usage
The Dehaites appear only in the list of peoples mentioned in Ezra 4:9 as inhabitants settled in Samaria.
Historical Background
They are enumerated alongside the Elamites and other peoples associated with the settlement of Samaria under Osnappar, identified in the source with Assurbanipal. No certain identification of the people is given.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>de-ha'-tez (dehawe'; the King James Version Dehavites): A people enumerated in Ezr 4:9 with Elamites, ere, as among those settled by the Assyrian king Osnappar (Assurbanipal) in Samaria. The identification is uncertain.</p>