Amorites - Wikipedia
网页The Amorites (/ ˈ æ m ə ˌ r aɪ t s /; Sumerian: 𒈥𒌅 [1], romanized: MAR.TU; Akkadian: 𒀀𒈬𒊒𒌝, romanized: Amurrūm or 𒋾𒀉𒉡𒌝/𒊎 Tidnum; Hebrew: אֱמֹרִי, romanized: ʾĔmōrī; Koinē Greek: Ἀμορραῖοι) were an ancient Northwest Semitic-speaking Bronze Age people from the Levant.
Who Were the Amorites? - Biblical Archaeology Society
网页2023年6月21日 · The Amorites in the Bible are usually found in the traditional listing of the inhabitants of Canaan alongside the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—Israel’s traditional enemies before the time of the monarchy.
Who were the Amorites? | GotQuestions.org
网页2022年1月4日 · The Amorites were an ancient nation mentioned frequently in the Old Testament. They were descended from one of the sons of Canaan (Genesis 10:15–16). In early inscriptions, the Amorites were also known as Amurra or Amurri. The “land of the Amorites” included Syria and Israel.
Who Were the Amorites in the Bible? - Christianity
网页2024年4月23日 · Who were the Amorites? In the Bible, the Amorites are one of the ancient peoples who inhabited the land of Canaan, the region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan and Syria.
Amorite - World History Encyclopedia
网页2011年4月28日 · The Amorites were a Semitic people who seem to have emerged from western Mesopotamia (modern-day Syria) at some point prior to the 3rd millennium BCE. In Sumerian they were known as the Martu or the...
Amorite | Middle Bronze Age, Mesopotamian, Semitic | Britannica
网页Amorite, member of an ancient Semitic-speaking people who dominated the history of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine from about 2000 to about 1600 bc. In the oldest cuneiform sources (c. 2400–c. 2000 bc), the Amorites were equated with the West, though their true place of origin was most likely.
Who Were the Amorites? Bible Definition and Meaning - Bible Study Tools
网页The Amorites were warlike mountaineers and men of great stature described as "remnant of the giants". They are represented on the Egyptian monuments with fair skins, light hair, blue eyes, aquiline noses, and pointed beards.
The Fierce Amorites and the First King of the Babylonian Empire
网页2019年7月26日 · The Amorites, also called Amurru or Martu, were an ancient Semitic-speaking people who dominated the history of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine from about 2000 to 1600 BC. Tribal nomads who forced themselves into the lands that they needed; the Amorites were reputedly fierce warriors.
Smarthistory – Amorites, an introduction
网页The Amorites were the Indigenous people of central inland and northern Syria. They spoke a Semitic language related to modern Hebrew. During the Early Bronze Age (3200–2000 B.C.E.), they developed powerful states such as those centered on Ebla, Carchemish and Aleppo.
The Amorites and the Bible - The BAS Library
网页Who were these detested “Amorites,” and how did the biblical writers think about them? There is a legendary quality to Israelite memories of Canaan’s earliest inhabitants, including the Amalekites, Hittites, Jebusites, Canaanites, and Amorites (Numbers 13:29).