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The Amorites (/ˈæməˌraɪts/; Sumerian 𒈥𒌅 MAR.TU; Akkadian Tidnum or Amurrūm; Egyptian Amar; Hebrew אמורי ʼĔmōrī; Ancient Greek: Ἀμορραῖοι) were an ancient Semitic-speaking people from ancient Syria who also occupied large parts of southern Mesopotamia from the 21st century BC to the end of the 17th century BC, where they established several prominent city states in existing locations, notably Babylon which was raised from a small administrative town to an independent state and major city. The term Amurru in Akkadian and Sumerian texts refers to them, as well as to their principal deity.
In the earliest Sumerian sources concerning the Amorites, beginning about 2400 BC, the land of the Amorites ("the Mar.tu land") is associated not with Mesopotamia but with the lands to the west of the Euphrates, including Canaan and what was to become Syria.
They appear as an uncivilized and nomadic people in early Mesopotamian writings from Sumer, Akkad and Assyria, especially connected with the mountainous region of Jebel Bishri in northern Syria called the "mountain of the Amorites". The ethnic terms Amurru and Amar were used for them in Sumerian, Akkadian and Ancient Egyptian respectively. From the 21st century BC, possibly triggered by a long major drought starting about 2200 BC, a large-scale migration of Amorite tribes infiltrated southern Mesopotamia. They were one of the instruments of the downfall of the Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur, and Amorite dynasties both usurped native Sumero-Akkadian rulers of long extant south Mesopotamian city states (such as Isin, Larsa, Eshnunna and Kish), and also established new city-states, the most famous of which was to become Babylon, although it was initially a minor and insignificant state.
the iraqi professor Khaz'al Majeedi in his book"The Amorites Beliefs" has an interesting theory about the Amorites,canaanites,and the aramean, and i will compare it to other important subjects, he concluded that the (Amorites,canaanites and the aramean) together is the same population related to other population (Sumerian,babylonians and Assyrians), and the tow related groups have the same origin . we know that the Sumerian civilization is the Cradle of civilization and that the Assyrian and the Babylonian empires had risen in Mesopotamia after the end of the Sumerian civilization,and all of them are Mesopotamian,on the other hand Majeedi thinks that the Canaanites and arameans are from Amorites origin . so when did the Canaanites become known as Canaanites the arameans become...
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The term Amorite refers to a Semitic people who occupied large parts of Mesopotamia from at least the second half of the third millennium BC.
Who Were the Amorites? What Was the Origin of the Amorites? Where Did the Amorites Live in Relation to Israel? The Amorites were an ancient nation mentioned frequently in the Old Testament. They were descended from one of the sons of Canaan (Genesis 14:7). In early inscriptions, the Amorites were also known as Amurra or Amurri. The “land of the Amorites” included Syria and Palestine. Some of the southern mountains of Judea were also called the hill country of the Amorites (Deuteronomy 1:7, 19-20). Two kings of the Amorites named Sihon and Og were defeated by the Israelites under Moses’ leadership (Deuteronomy 31:4). In Joshua 10:10, five Amorite kings were defeated by the people of Israel, and the victory was decisively won in Joshua 11:8. In the time of Samuel, peace existed between Isr...
The earliest recorded indigenous civilisation in the region was the Kingdom of Ebla near present-day Idlib, northern Syria. Ebla appears to have been founded around 3500 BC, and gradually built its fortune through trade with the Mesopotamian states of Sumer, Assyria and Akkad, as well as with the Hurrian and Hattian peoples to the northwest, in Asia Minor. Gifts from Pharaohs, found during excavations, confirm Ebla's contact with Egypt. One of the earliest written texts from Syria is a trading agreement between Vizier Ibrium of Ebla and an ambiguous kingdom called Abarsal c. 2300 BC. Scholars believe the language of Ebla to be among the oldest known written Semitic languages after Akkadian, Recent classifications of the Eblaite language have shown that it was an East Semitic language, clo...
Chad Lamb, Pastor of Believers Christian Fellowship, Lima, Ohio, tells us how important it is to keep every word of God and the Curse of a perverted lifestyle that can come upon those who refuse to keep God in their thoughts (Romans 1:24-26).
I'm falling deep in Sphere beyond
In bloodred Nights I make my Way
I am fading away from this Life
Alone I'm standing, God has lied to me
My Soul is not sleeping, I'm finding no Peace
I will rise against you all and your Fear is my Pride
Alone I stand beneath the Gates, to destroy Heaven to destroy the Light
As the Fire burns around me and I laugh as the Angels die
Now their Wings have turned to Ash and my Eyes are burning bright
I'm full of Hate, I'm full of Blood
I slay the Christians and enslave their Souls
Now I - I know who I am
I'm the chosen one from Hell
I have slaughtered the holy ones
I am the Rebirth of the Night, I'm the chosen one from Hell
I'm the one who controls your Fear, mightier than Death