AC 2913 - the Hittites, better inhabitants

AC 2913 [2]
Among the better inhabitants of the land of Canaan were the Hittites,
as is evident from the fact that Abraham dwelt among them,
and afterwards Isaac and Jacob, and had their burial place there;
also from their bearing themselves piously and modestly toward Abraham....
And thus by the Hittites, as by a well-disposed nation,
is represented and signified the spiritual church, or the truth of the church.
But with these, as with the rest of the Ancient Church,
it came to pass in course of time
they declined from charity or the good of faith;
and consequently the falsity of the church is afterwards signified by them.
That still the Hittites were among the more honored,
is evident from the fact that there were Hittites with David,
as Ahimelech (1 Sam. 26:6),
and Uriah, who was a Hittite (2 Sam. 11:3, 6, 17, 21),
whose wife was Bath-sheba,
of whom Solomon was born to David (2 Sam:12:24).