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The Amorites (/ ˈ æ m ə ˌ r aɪ t s /; Sumerian: 𒈥𒌅, romanized: MAR.TU; Akkadian: 𒀀𒈬𒊒𒌝, romanized: Amurrūm or 𒋾𒀉𒉡𒌝/𒊎 Tidnum; Hebrew: אֱמֹרִי, romanized: ʾĔmōrī; Ancient Greek: Ἀμορραῖοι) were an ancient Northwest Semitic-speaking Bronze Age people from the Levant.
Apr 23, 2024 · Who were the Amorites? In the Bible, the Amorites are one of the ancient peoples who inhabited the land of Canaan, the region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan and Syria.
Jan 4, 2022 · The Amorites were an ancient nation mentioned frequently in the Old Testament. They were descended from one of the sons of Canaan (Genesis 10:15–16). In early inscriptions, the Amorites were also known as Amurra or Amurri. The “land of the Amorites” included Syria and Israel.
Jun 21, 2023 · The Amorites in the Bible are usually found in the traditional listing of the inhabitants of Canaan alongside the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—Israel’s traditional enemies before the time of the monarchy.
Apr 28, 2011 · The Amorites were a Semitic people who seem to have emerged from western Mesopotamia (modern-day Syria) at some point prior to the 3rd millennium BCE. In Sumerian they were known as the Martu or the...
Amorite, member of an ancient Semitic-speaking people who dominated the history of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine from about 2000 to about 1600 bc. In the oldest cuneiform sources (c. 2400–c. 2000 bc), the Amorites were equated with the West, though their true place of origin was most likely.
The Amorites were warlike mountaineers and men of great stature described as "remnant of the giants". They are represented on the Egyptian monuments with fair skins, light hair, blue eyes, aquiline noses, and pointed beards.
