What does "Amorite" mean in the Bible?
The mountainous districts between the Jordan and the Mediterranean were the portion of the Amorites before Canaan came into the possession of the Israelites; the land of the Canaanites being the low plain-country. Amorite appears in 6 verses across 4 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Amorite?
AM'ORITE (mountaineer), LAND OF THE. The mountainous districts between the Jordan and the Mediterranean were the portion of the Amorites before Canaan came into the possession of the Israelites; the land of the Canaanites being the low plain-country. The Amorites also extended their territory, so that it at one time reached to the foot of Hermon and embraced all Gilead and Bashan. Deut 4:47-49;Deut 3:8, 1 Kgs 16:10. For the physical features of this land see Canaan, Bashan, and Gilead.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Amorite?
Where does Amorite appear in the Bible?
Amorite is referenced in 6 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Amos 2:9
- Amos 2:10
- Ezekiel 16:45
- Joshua 5:1
- Joshua 24:12
- Numbers 21:13
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Amorite.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Amorite?
Amorite appears in 6 verses across 4 books, most often in Amos, which accounts for 2 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Amorite?
Amos, Joshua, Ezekiel, Numbers.
What does the name Amorite mean?
The name Amorite means "bitter", "a rebel" or "a babbler".
Where can I read every verse about Amorite?
This page lists 6 of them. Protos carries all 6, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
