MOUNT OF THE AMORITES

("Hill-country of the Amorites" (Deuteronomy 1:7,20,24; compare Numbers 13:29; Joshua 10:6, etc.)): The region intended is that afterward known as the hill country of Judah and Ephraim, but sometimes "Amorites" is used as a general designation for all the inhabitants of Canaan (Genesis 15:16; Joshua 24:8,18, etc.).

See AMORITES .

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.