Encyclopedia of The Bible – Sinites
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Sinites

SINITES sĭn’ īts (סִינִי, H6098). A Canaanite people mentioned in Genesis 10:17 and 1 Chronicles 1:15. Jerome knew of a place named Sin not far from Arka, and Strabo knew of a fortress called Sinna on Mount Lebanon; but the identification of the Sinites is uncertain.