The Peoples Around the Promised Land (cf. Ex. 34:10–17; Deut. 20:17; Josh. 3:10; 9:1; 24:11) 1. AMALEKITES The descendants of Amalek, the firstborn of Esau (Gen. 36:12), who dwelt S of Palestine in the Negev. 2. AMMONITES The descendants of Ammon, the grandson of Lot by his youngest daughter (Gen. 19:38), who lived E of the Jordan River and N of Moab. 3. AMORITES A general term for the inhabitants of the Land, but especially for the descendants of Canaan who inhabited the hill country on both