1.7 KiB
1.7 KiB
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:
Examples from the Bible stories:
- 15:7 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 In the early morning they surprised the Amorite armies and attacked them.
- 15:9 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 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: H567,