But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
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Glossary
- Amorites People
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Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan ( Gen. 14:7 ), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions.
- Aijalon Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Yalo.
- Mount Heres Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Bet Shemesh.
- Shaalbim Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Salbit.