'People of the Land' in the Bible

And Abraham riseth and boweth himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,

And Abraham boweth himself before the people of the land,

and speaketh unto Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, 'Only -- if thou wouldest hear me -- I have given the money of the field -- accept from me, and I bury my dead there.'

and Joseph is the ruler over the land, he who is selling to all the people of the land, and Joseph's brethren come and bow themselves to him -- face to the earth.