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Amorites, The
Descent of - Ge 10:15,16; 1Ch 1:13,14
One of the seven nations of Canaan - Ge 15:21; Ex 3:8,17
Governed by many independent kings - Jos 5:1; 9:10
Kings of, great and powerful - Ps 136:18,20
Originally inhabited a mountain district in the south - Nu 13:29; De 1:7,20; Jud 1:36
Acquired an extensive territory from Moab east of Jordan - Nu 21:26,30
Had many and strong cities - Nu 32:17,33
Of gigantic strength and stature - Am 2:9
CHARACTER OF
- Profane and wicked
- Ge 15:16- Idolatrous
- Jos 24:15Defeated by Chedorlaomer, &c - Ge 14:7
Joined Abraham against the kings - Ge 14:13,24
Jacob took a portion from - Ge 48:22
Forbearance of God towards - Ge 15:16
Doomed to utter destruction - De 20:17,18
Refused a passage to Israel - Nu 21:21-23; De 2:30
Deprived of their eastern territory by Israel - Nu 21:24-35
Land of, given to Reubenites, &c - Jos 13:15-31
Western kings of, confederated against Israel - Jos 10:1-5
Miraculous overthrow of - Jos 10:11-14
Kings of, degraded and slain - Jos 10:24-27
The Gibeonites a tribe of, deceived Israel into a league - 2Sa 21:2,; Jos 9:3-16
The Israelites unable to expel, but extracted tribute from - Jud 1:34,35
Had peace with Israel in the days of Samuel - 1Sa 7:14
Brought into bondage by Solomon - 1Ki 9:20,21
Ahab followed the abominations of - 1Ki 21:26
Manasseh exceeded abominations of - 2Ki 21:11
The Jews after the captivity condemned for intermarrying with - Ezr 9:1,2
Descent from, illustrative of man's natural state - Eze 16:3
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