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1 | Who were the Amorites named after? | OT general | gatorgirl7563 | 107502 | ||
Who were the Amorites named after? I basically need a short father son family tree, 2 generations... Example: *Moabites-Moab *Canaanites-Cane *Perizzites-Periz *Amalekites-Amalek ect. ,ect. ,ect... *Amorites-________________ |
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2 | Who were the Amorites named after? | OT general | EdB | 107503 | ||
gatorgirl7563 Sorry but the Bible does not list this. Here is what I found on the subject. AMORITES [AM oh rites] (Westerners) — the inhabitants of the land west of the Euphrates River, which included Canaan, Phoènicia, and Syria (see Map 1, C–2). The Amorites were one of the major tribes, or national groups, living in Canaan. The Old Testament frequently uses “Amorites” as a synonym for Canaanites in general. The Book of Genesis cites Canaan as the ancestor of the Amorites (Gen. 10:16). Shortly before 2000 b.c., the Amorites lived in the wilderness regions of what today is western Saudi Arabia and southern Syria. In the court records of Accad and Sumer they were known as barbarians, or uncivilized people. Beginning about 2000 b.c., Amorites migrated eastward to Babylonia in large numbers. There they captured major cities and regions from the native Mesopotamians. “Abram” is an Amorite name, and Abraham himself may have been an Amorite. Throughout Old Testament times, other Amorites remained in Syria, Phoenicia, and the desert regions to the south (Josh. 13:4). A significant number, however, settled in the land of Canaan itself, eventually occupying large areas both east and west of the Jordan River (Judg. 11:19–22). These Amorites spoke a dialect that was closely related to Canaanite and Hebrew. Occasionally, the Amorites were identified as a Canaanite tribe (Gen. 10:16). At other times they were called the people of Canaan (Deut. 1:27). When Israel invaded Canaan under Joshua, the first Israelite victories came against the Amorite kings Sihon and Og, who ruled much of the Promised Land east of the Jordan River (Josh. 12:1–6). Various cities west of the Jordan—Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—also were called “Amorite” cities (Josh. 10:5), even though Jerusalem was also known as a Jebusite city. While conquering Canaan, the Israelites frequently fought with the Amorites. After the Israelites prevailed, the Amorites who had not been killed remained in Canaan and became servants to the Israelites (1 Kin. 9:20–21). Much of our knowledge about the Amorites and their culture comes from clay tablets discovered at Mari, a major Amorite city situated on the Euphrates River in western Mesopo-tamia. Youngblood, R. F. (1995). Nelson's new illustrated Bible dictionary. Rev. ed. of: Nelson's illustrated Bible dictionary.;Includes index. Nashville: T. Nelson. |
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