Found in the Old Wall

An interesting question. Ostensibly, the claim about the Amorites proves that they were actually Gentiles, so why would we need the Amorites? But it is possible that the Amorites came during the time of Israel, because if it belonged to Israel, then it belonged to the ancestors of the possessor (especially when there was still a prohibition on transferring land). In the Poskim it seems that it depends on whether it can be assumed that there was a Hanoch here or not. In the Hanoch way, if the one assuming was Israel, then it is his forever, and not because there is no obligation to return to the Amorites. And here, the Rosh Shem Si’ 9 writes: It is also forbidden because it can be said [to him] that they belonged to the Amorites. And their hay is not bought for him in a thing that will not be found. And it is proven in Lakman (page 27a) that the one who takes from the Teghir, these are his, and he did not say, “Buy it for him, Teghir,” when they were in his possession, since they are not likely to be found. And what remains hidden from the Amorites, they were not for the one to whom the land fell, because the spoil was divided among all Israel, and after he stood there, it is as if it had been lost by all Israel, and it is of his origin. And Tima bought hay for him after Israel despaired. He did not take the hay from his hand. If he had come to him before, he despaired, and did not buy it, because and in the prohibition, he gave it to her, so the hay wept, and did not buy it for him. And because the first, the Lord was not jealous of his son, and his son was not jealous. [These] Amorites are the enemies of Israel, not the enemies of Israel. [Page 261] It is clear that it was there for many years, and even the Wall was there for many years, and it is possible that it was there from the time his ancestors placed it there. Since it is said that the Amorite tombs were there and Israel was not held in possession forever, it is of his origin: At the end of his words, it seems that he is referring specifically to the Amorites. Likewise, in the MMM 56:9 and in the Rishba it is written that it is actually of Gentiles.