1.8 KiB
1.8 KiB
Amorite
Facts:
The Amorites were a powerful group of people who were descended from Noah's grandson Canaan.
- 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 in height.
- The Amorites lived in regions on both sides of the Jordan River. 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 that were included in that.
- Joshua led the Israelites in destroying the Amorites, as God had commanded them to do.
Bible References:
Examples from the Bible stories:
*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. *15-08 In the early morning they surprised the Amorite armies and attacked them. *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 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.