who are the amorites?????
2006-06-21 16:34:33 · 5 answers · asked by kath 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Amorites were an ancient tribe of Canaanites who inhabited the country northeast of the Jordan River as far as Mount Hermon. In the 13th century BC, the Amorites defeated the Moabites, crossed the Jordan, conquered the Hittites, and overran Canaan to the sea. Their power was broken by the Hebrews, under their leader Joshua, at Gibeon.
The Amorites have been identified with the Amurru, a people who invaded Babylonia in the 21st century BC and two centuries later founded the first dynasty of Babylon.
2006-06-21 20:47:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Amorite" appears among the list of the sons of Canaan, but in the Hebrew text it is used collectively of the Canaanite tribe descended from the original Amorite. They were therefore a Hamitic race - Genesis 10:6, 15, 16; 1Ch 1,13,14. The Amorite s do appear to have been the principal or dominant tribe in Canaan At the time of the Israelite Exodus from Egypt.
2006-06-21 21:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Mum 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As frequently mentioned in the Old Testament, the Amorites were a Semitic people who flourished 2000-1600 BC. Their rule extended from ancient Canaan as far as Egypt.
...http://mb-soft.com/believe/txn/amorites.htm
See also: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/AMORITES.HTM
2006-06-28 11:25:59 · answer #3 · answered by Gigi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People who inhabited Canaan before the Israelites.
2006-06-21 16:40:56 · answer #4 · answered by Lolly1963 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, their name is Greek, so I suppose that they were peaceful Greeks moved to the area and were exterminated by brutal Jews, as some other tribes/ families, when the Jews were thrown out of Egypt!
2006-06-21 23:02:09 · answer #5 · answered by soubassakis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋