Perizzites were a prehistoric tribe which became assimilated to the Canaanites when the latter invaded Canaan; but this is in contradiction to the fact that the Perizzites are not mentioned in the genealogy. More recent commentators are of the opinion that the names "Perizi" and "Perazi" are identical, and that the Bible has included under the name "Perizzites" all stocks dwelling in unwalled towns. Bibliography Riehm, Handwörterb. 2nd ed., p. 1211 Cheyne and Black, Encyclopedia Biblica, s.v.; Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible, s.v. The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible; Merrill Tenney, ed., Zondervan Publishing House, ©1976; Vol. 4, p. 704 References External links "Perizzites". Jewish Encyclopedia. Ancient peoples Hebrew Bible nations