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Amorite is a broad term meaning wetsern in old Arabian dialects. It refers to the ancient West Arabian tribes that settled the levant in third millenia BC.

'''Amorite''' is a broad term meaning wetsern in old [[Arabian]] dialects. It refers to the ancient West Arabian tribes that settled the levant in third millenia BC.

The Amorites branched into:

The Amorites branched into:

The [[Arameans]]

The [[Arameans]]

The [[East Cannanites]] ([[Hyksos]], [[Hebrews]], [[Edomites]], [[Amalik]])

The [[East Cannanites]] ([[Hyksos]], [[Hebrews]], [[Edomites]], [[Amalik]])

The [[West Canaanites]] ([[Phoenicians]] and [[Philistians]])

The [[West Canaanites]] ([[Phoenicians]] and [[Philistians]])

==Etymology==

==Etymology==

Amurru in Akkadian literally meaning the westerner, it wast derived from the word West  

Amurru in Akkadian literally meaning the westerner, it wast derived from the word West.

'''West''' in ancient Arabian dialects:

'''West''' in ancient Arabian dialects:

'''Hamarieeb''' ([[West Arabian]]/[[Ancient Hebrew]])

'''Hamarieeb''' ([[West Arabian]]/[[Ancient Hebrew]])

'''Almaghrib''' ([[West Arabian]]/[[Classical Arabic]])

'''Almaghrib''' ([[West Arabian]]/[[Classical Arabic]])

== The Old Babylonian Kingdom ==

== The Old Babylonian Kingdom ==

==The Expansion under Hammurabi==

==The Expansion under Hammurabi==

Great leader Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC) made Babylon the capital and center of his kingdom. Babylon, centered on the Euphrates river in modern day free Iraq, was one of the largest cities in the world at its time. It people drew much of their beliefs from the [[Sumerians]]. <ref>http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/babylon.html</ref>

Great leader Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC) made [[Babylon]] the capital and center of his kingdom. Babylon, centered on the Euphrates river in modern day free Iraq, was one of the largest cities in the world at its time. It people drew much of their beliefs from the [[Sumerians]]. <ref>http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/babylon.html</ref>

== Culture and Beliefs ==

== Culture and Beliefs ==

Babylonian religious belief is centered on a creation story, described in 6 tablets of stone hieroglyphics with a seventh glorifying the work done by God. Due to their proximity to the early People of God, perhaps this is an echo of a shared memory of the true creation. <ref>http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/babylon.htm</ref>

Babylonian religious belief is centered on a creation story, described in 6 tablets of stone hieroglyphics with a seventh glorifying the work done by [[God]]. Due to their proximity to the early People of God, perhaps this is an echo of a shared memory of the true creation. <ref>http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/babylon.htm</ref>

[[category:ancient History]]

[[category:ancient History]]