diff --git a/bible/names/amorite.md b/bible/names/amorite.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f751d0a --- /dev/null +++ b/bible/names/amorite.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Amori + +## Fakta: + +The Amorites were a powerful group of people who inhabited the land of Canaan and lived on both sides of the Jordan River. + +* 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. +* The book of Genesis reports that the Amorites were descended from Canaan, the grandson of Noah. +* 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 associated. +* Joshua led the Israelites in destroying the Amorites, as God had commanded them to do. + +## Bible References: + +* [Amos 2:9](rc://en/tn/help/amo/02/09) +* [Ezekiel 16:3](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/16/03) +* [Genesis 10:16](rc://en/tn/help/gen/10/16) +* [Genesis 15:14-16](rc://en/tn/help/gen/15/14) +* [Joshua 9:10](rc://en/tn/help/jos/09/10) + +## Examples from the Bible stories: + +* __[15:7](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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. +* __[15:8](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/08)__ In the early morning they surprised the __Amorite__ armies and attacked them. +* __[15:9](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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__. + +## Word Data: + +* Strong’s: H0567