Topic
Amorites, The
47 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 10:15Torrey Descent of
¶ And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
- Genesis 10:16Torrey Descent of
And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
- Genesis 14:7Torrey Defeated by Chedorlaomer, &c
And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar.
- Genesis 14:13Torrey Joined Abraham against the kings
¶ And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
- Genesis 14:24Torrey Joined Abraham against the kings
Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
- Genesis 15:16Torrey CHARACTER OF — Profane and wicked
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
- Genesis 15:21Torrey One of the seven nations of Canaan
And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
- Genesis 48:22Torrey Jacob took a portion from
Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
- Exodus 3:8Torrey One of the seven nations of Canaan
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the…
- Exodus 3:17Torrey One of the seven nations of Canaan
And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.
- Numbers 13:29Torrey Originally inhabited a mountain district in the south
The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.
- Numbers 21:21–23Torrey Refused a passage to Israel
¶ And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king’s high way, until we…
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- Numbers 21:24–35 Torrey Deprived of their eastern territory by Israel
- Numbers 21:26 Torrey Acquired an extensive territory from Moab east of Jordan
- Numbers 21:30 Torrey Acquired an extensive territory from Moab east of Jordan
- Numbers 32:17 Torrey Had many and strong cities
- Numbers 32:33 Torrey Had many and strong cities
- Deuteronomy 1:7 Torrey Originally inhabited a mountain district in the south
- Deuteronomy 1:20 Torrey Originally inhabited a mountain district in the south
- Deuteronomy 2:30 Torrey Refused a passage to Israel
- Deuteronomy 20:17 Torrey Doomed to utter destruction
- Deuteronomy 20:18 Torrey Doomed to utter destruction
- Joshua 5:1 Torrey Governed by many independent kings
- Joshua 9:3–16 Torrey The Gibeonites a tribe of, deceived Israel into a league
- Joshua 9:10 Torrey Governed by many independent kings
- Joshua 10:1–5 Torrey Western kings of, confederated against Israel
- Joshua 10:11–14 Torrey Miraculous overthrow of
- Joshua 10:24–27 Torrey Kings of, degraded and slain
- Joshua 13:15–31 Torrey Land of, given to Reubenites, &c
- Joshua 24:15 Torrey CHARACTER OF — Idolatrous
- Judges 1:34 Torrey The Israelites unable to expel, but extracted tribute from
- Judges 1:35 Torrey The Israelites unable to expel, but extracted tribute from
- Judges 1:36 Torrey Originally inhabited a mountain district in the south
- 1 Samuel 7:14 Torrey Had peace with Israel in the days of Samuel
- 2 Samuel 21:2 Torrey The Gibeonites a tribe of, deceived Israel into a league
- 1 Kings 9:20 Torrey Brought into bondage by Solomon
- 1 Kings 9:21 Torrey Brought into bondage by Solomon
- 1 Kings 21:26 Torrey Ahab followed the abominations of
- 2 Kings 21:11 Torrey Manasseh exceeded abominations of
- 1 Chronicles 1:13 Torrey Descent of
- 1 Chronicles 1:14 Torrey Descent of
- Ezra 9:1 Torrey The Jews after the captivity condemned for intermarrying with
- Ezra 9:2 Torrey The Jews after the captivity condemned for intermarrying with
- Psalms 136:18 Torrey Kings of, great and powerful
- Psalms 136:20 Torrey Kings of, great and powerful
- Ezekiel 16:3 Torrey Descent from, illustrative of man's natural state
- Amos 2:9 Torrey Of gigantic strength and stature
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 48 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Descent of Ge 10:15,16; 1Ch 1:13,14
- One of the seven nations of Canaan Ge 15:21; Ex 3:8,17
- Governed by many independent kings Jos 5:1; 9:10
- Kings of, great and powerful Ps 136:18,20
- Originally inhabited a mountain district in the south Nu 13:29; De 1:7,20; Jud 1:36
- Acquired an extensive territory from Moab east of Jordan Nu 21:26,30
- Had many and strong cities Nu 32:17,33
- Of gigantic strength and stature Am 2:9
- CHARACTER OF
- Defeated by Chedorlaomer, &c Ge 14:7
- Joined Abraham against the kings Ge 14:13,24
- Jacob took a portion from Ge 48:22
- Forbearance of God towards Ge 15:16
- Doomed to utter destruction De 20:17,18
- Refused a passage to Israel Nu 21:21-23; De 2:30
- Deprived of their eastern territory by Israel Nu 21:24-35
- Land of, given to Reubenites, &c Jos 13:15-31
- Western kings of, confederated against Israel Jos 10:1-5
- Miraculous overthrow of Jos 10:11-14
- Kings of, degraded and slain Jos 10:24-27
- The Gibeonites a tribe of, deceived Israel into a league 2Sa 21:2,; Jos 9:3-16
- The Israelites unable to expel, but extracted tribute from Jud 1:34,35
- Had peace with Israel in the days of Samuel 1Sa 7:14
- Brought into bondage by Solomon 1Ki 9:20,21
- Ahab followed the abominations of 1Ki 21:26
- Manasseh exceeded abominations of 2Ki 21:11
- The Jews after the captivity condemned for intermarrying with Ezr 9:1,2
- Descent from, illustrative of man's natural state Eze 16:3
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.