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The Amorites, (called both '''Martu''' and '''Amurru''' in the ancient inscriptions), were a once-powerful people who dwelt to the west of Babylonia
The Amorites, (called both '''Martu''' and '''Amurru''' in the ancient inscriptions), were a once-powerful people who dwelt to the west of Babylonia. There originally ten tribes inhabiting the land of Canaan<ref>Genesis 15</ref>, and there is little doubt that the Amorites were the most powerful tribe in the region at that time.

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The Amorites, (called both Martu and Amurru in the ancient inscriptions), were a once-powerful people who dwelt to the west of Babylonia. There originally ten tribes inhabiting the land of Canaan[1], and there is little doubt that the Amorites were the most powerful tribe in the region at that time.

  1. Genesis 15