# Amorite

## Facts:

The Amorites were a powerful group of people who inhabited the land of Canaan and lived on both sides of the Jordan River.

* Their name means “high one,” which may refer to the mountainous regions where they lived or to the fact that they were known to be very tall.
* The book of Genesis reports that the Amorites were descended from Canaan, the grandson of Noah.
* The city of Ai was inhabited by Amorites.
* God refers to the “sin of the Amorites,” which included their worship of false gods and the sinful practices associated.
* Joshua led the Israelites in destroying the Amorites, as God had commanded them to do.

## Bible References:

* [Amos 2:9](rc://en/tn/help/amo/02/09)
* [Ezekiel 16:3](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/16/03)
* [Genesis 10:16](rc://en/tn/help/gen/10/16)
* [Genesis 15:14-16](rc://en/tn/help/gen/15/14)
* [Joshua 9:10](rc://en/tn/help/jos/09/10)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[15:7](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/07)__ Sometime later, the kings of another people group in Canaan, the __Amorites__, heard that the Gibeonites had made a peace treaty with the Israelites, so they combined their armies into one large army and attacked Gibeon.
* __[15:8](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/08)__ In the early morning they surprised the __Amorite__ armies and attacked them.
* __[15:9](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/09)__ God fought for Israel that day. He caused the __Amorites__ to be confused and he sent large hailstones that killed many of the __Amorites__.
* __[15:10](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/10)__ God also caused the sun to stay in one place in the sky so that Israel would have enough time to completely defeat the __Amorites__.

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H0567,
