Joshua 9:3

3. But when the people of Gibeon heard what had happened to Jericho and Ai,
4. they resorted to deception to save themselves. They sent ambassadors to Joshua, loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old patched wineskins.
5. They put on ragged clothes and worn-out, patched sandals. And they took along dry, moldy bread for provisions.
6. When they arrived at the camp of Israel at Gilgal, they told Joshua and the men of Israel, "We have come from a distant land to ask you to make a peace treaty with us."
7. The Israelites replied to these Hivites, "How do we know you don't live nearby? For if you do, we cannot make a treaty with you."