Amorite, Amorites

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.
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 associated.
Joshua led the Israelites in destroying the Amorites, as God had commanded them to do.

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 In the early morning they surprised the Amorite armies and attacked them.
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 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.