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# Amorite #
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## Facts: ##
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The Amorites were a powerful group of people who were descended from Noah's grandson Canaan.
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* 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.
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* The Amorites lived in regions on both sides of the Jordan River. The city of Ai was inhabited by Amorites.
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* God refers to the "sin of the Amorites," which included their worship of false gods and the sinful practices associated.
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* Joshua led the Israelites in destroying the Amorites, as God had commanded them to do.
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Amos 02:9-10](en/tn/amo/help/02/09)
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* [Ezekiel 16:1-3](en/tn/ezk/help/16/01)
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* [Genesis 10:15-18](en/tn/gen/help/10/15)
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* [Genesis 15:14-16](en/tn/gen/help/15/14)
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* [Joshua 09:9-10](en/tn/jos/help/09/09)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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__*[15:07](en/tn/obs/help/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.
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__*[15:08](en/tn/obs/help/15/08)__ In the early morning they surprised the __Amorite__ armies and attacked them.
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__*[15:09](en/tn/obs/help/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__.
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__*[15:10](en/tn/obs/help/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__. |