Amorites
The Amorites are named among covenant land peoples; in Genesis 48 Jacob says he took a Shechem portion from the Amorites with his sword and bow.
- Meaning
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- Occupation
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- First mention
- Genesis 15:16
Scripture references
- Genesis 15:16
for until then the iniquity of the Amorites will not have reached its full extent.
- Genesis 15:21
the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.'
- Genesis 48:22
As for me, I give you a Shechem more than your brothers, the one I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.'