Amorite
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. 2 Samuel 12:26–31.
the Semitic language of the Amorites.
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How to use Amorite in a sentence
Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite and thy mother a Hittite.
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. GaebeleinBut Amorite kingdoms were established elsewhere on both sides of the Jordan.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceIt was only on the northern frontier of Palestine and in the kingdom of Sihon that the name of "Amorite" alone was used.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceThe land north of the Arnon became Amorite; but the Ammonite frontier was too well defended to be broken through.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceAll three of the parties concerned—Hivite, Amorite and Israelite—had moved with the utmost rapidity.
The Astronomy of the Bible | E. Walter Maunder
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