Smith's Bible Dictionary
Mountain of the Amoritesspecifically mentioned (1:19,20) comp. Deuteronomy 1:44 It seems to be the range which rises abruptly from the plateau of et-Tih , south of Judea, running from a little south of west to north of east, and of which the extremities are the Jebel Araif en-Nakah westward and Jebel el-Mukrah eastward, and from which line the country continues mountainous all the way to Hebron.
Strong's Hebrew
2776. Cheres -- a mountain East of the Jordan, also dwelling place ...... a
mountain East of the Jordan, also dwelling place of the
Amorites. Transliteration:
Cheres Phonetic Spelling: (kheh'-res) Short Definition: Heres.
... /hebrew/2776.htm - 6k 567. Emori -- perhaps "mountain dwellers," a Canaanite tribe
... Word Origin from amar Definition perhaps "mountain dwellers," a Canaanite
tribe NASB Word Usage Amorite (24), Amorites (63). Amorite. ...
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