# 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: ##

* [Amos 02:9-10](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/amo/02/09)
* [Ezekiel 16:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/ezk/16/01)
* [Genesis 10:15-18](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/10/15)
* [Genesis 15:14-16](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/15/14)
* [Joshua 09:9-10](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jos/09/09)

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

  __*[15-07](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/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](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/15-08)__ In the early morning they surprised the __Amorite__ armies and attacked them. 
  __*[15-09](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/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](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/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__.