AMORITES

AMORITES, The

1. Descent of # Ge 10:15,16 1Ch 1:13,14
2. One of the seven nations of Canaan # Ge 15:21 Ex 3:8,17
3. Governed by many independent kings # Jos 5:1 9:10
4. Kings of, great and powerful # Ps 136:18,20
5. Originally inhabited a mountain district in the south # Nu 13:29 De 1:7,20 Jud 1:36
6. Acquired an extensive territory from Moab east of Jordan # Nu 21:26,30
7. Had many and strong cities # Nu 32:17,33
8. Of gigantic strength and stature # Am 2:9
9. CHARACTER OF 9a) Profane and wicked

   # Ge 15:16

9b) Idolatrous # Jos 24:15 10) Defeated by Chedorlaomer, &c # Ge 14:7 11) Joined Abraham against the kings # Ge 14:13,24 12) Jacob took a portion from # Ge 48:22 13) Forbearance of God towards # Ge 15:16 14) Doomed to utter destruction # De 20:17,18 15) Refused a passage to Israel # Nu 21:21-23 De 2:30 16) Deprived of their eastern territory by Israel # Nu 21:24-35 17) Land of, given to Reubenites, &c # Jos 13:15-31 18) Western kings of, confederated against Israel # Jos 10:1-5 19) Miraculous overthrow of # Jos 10:11-14 20) Kings of, degraded and slain  # Jos 10:24-27 21) The Gibeonites a tribe of, deceived Israel into a league # 2Sa 21:2, Jos 9:3-16 22) The Israelites unable to expel, but extracted tribute from # Jud 1:34,35 23) Had peace with Israel in the days of Samuel # 1Sa 7:14 24) Brought into bondage by Solomon # 1Ki 9:20,21 25) Ahab followed the abominations of # 1Ki 21:26 26) Manasseh exceeded abominations of # 2Ki 21:11 27) The Jews after the captivity condemned for intermarrying with # Ezr 9:1,2 28) Descent from, illustrative of man’s natural state # Eze 16:3