耶布斯人是挪亚之孙迦南所生之子耶布斯的后裔，耶布斯意即打谷场。耶路撒冷曾为耶布斯人所盘据，以色列人出埃及时，他们住在迦南地。以色列人进迦南时，耶布斯王被打败了。后来大卫王攻取了耶路撒冷，耶布斯人亚劳拿曾献禾场给大卫筑坛献祭。所罗门作王时，耶布斯人成为为所罗门王服役的奴仆。

According to the Hebrew Bible, the Jebusites (/ˈdʒɛbjəˌsaɪts/; Hebrew: יְבוּסִי, Modern Yevusi, Tiberian Yəḇûsî ISO 259-3 Ybusi) were a Canaanite tribe who built and inhabited Jerusalem prior to its conquest by King David. The Books of Kings state that Jerusalem was known as Jebus prior to this event. According to some biblical chronologies, the city was conquered by King David in 1003 BCE, or according to other sources 869 BCE.