The peoples listed—Jebusites, Amorites, and Girgashites—were not obscure tribes but major players in Israel's history. Commentators explain that the Jebusites held Jerusalem until King David's time, the Amorites were a powerful nation on both sides of the Jordan, and the Girgashites are likely the 'Gergesenes' Jesus encountered in the New Testament. This list grounds the biblical narrative in real history and geography.