Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of one of several ancient Semitic peoples primarily inhabiting Canaan, where they preceded the Israelites, and Babylonia.
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- noun A member of an ancient
Semitic people who lived to the west of theEuphrates - noun The
language of this people - adjective Of or pertaining to this people or language
- adjective Of or pertaining to the god Amurru (or Martu), worshipped by these people
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The Biblical term Amorite was applied to those descendants of
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The Biblical term Amorite was applied to those descendants of
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Village communities in northern Syria in the early second millennium were also termed Amorite.
The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001
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The assumed westward migration of groups from Mesopotamia toward Canaan—the so-called Amorite migration, in which Albright placed the arrival of Abraham and his family—was later shown to be illusory.
The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001
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The assumed westward migration of groups from Mesopotamia toward Canaan—the so-called Amorite migration, in which Albright placed the arrival of Abraham and his family—was later shown to be illusory.
The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001
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The assumed westward migration of groups from Mesopotamia toward Canaan—the so-called Amorite migration, in which Albright placed the arrival of Abraham and his family—was later shown to be illusory.
The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001
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Village communities in northern Syria in the early second millennium were also termed Amorite.
The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001
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Village communities in northern Syria in the early second millennium were also termed Amorite.
The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001
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The assumed westward migration of groups from Mesopotamia toward Canaan—the so-called Amorite migration, in which Albright placed the arrival of Abraham and his family—was later shown to be illusory.
The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001
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Village communities in northern Syria in the early second millennium were also termed Amorite.
The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001
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