land of the amorites Summary and Overview
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land of the amorites in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
LAND OF THE AM'ORITES (mountaineers) mountainous districts between the Jordan and the Mediterranean. 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.