- Who Were the Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites in the Bible?
The capital of the Iron Age kingdom of Ammon was Rabbah, which is located at modern-day Amman, Jordan Burnett describes the boundaries of Ammon: “The Ammonite heartland comprised the north-central Transjordanian Plateau encircled by the upper Jabbok … within a 12 5-mile radius of its capital at the headwaters of the Jabbok ”
- Exploring Jordan: The Other Biblical Land
Biblical-era animosities between Israel and Ammon that often brought the two king-doms into armed conflict Rounding out this survey is a sidebar by Harrison on the his-tory of excavations at Rabbath Ammon and another by epigrapher (a specialist in writing) P Kyle McCarter that describes the numerous examples of Ammonite inscrip-
- First Person: Human Sacrifice to an Ammonite God?
If the site was a temple where humans were sacrificed, it could have served the ancient Ammonite capital of Rabat Ammon, 1 5 miles to the west, although the site mystifyingly also contained Hittite, Mycenaean and Egyptian artifacts Jerusalem lay about 44 miles to the southwest
- Power Set in Stone - Biblical Archaeology Society
During the period of Assyrian hegemony in the Iron Age II (c 1000–612 BCE), Ammon was the only southern Levantine kingdom that never rebelled against Assyria and reliably paid tribute This allowed the city of Rabbath-Ammon to flourish while its leaders maintained close ties to powerful kings and elites throughout the empire
- ammon Archives - Biblical Archaeology Society
When translated, this name is similar to Zechariah the son of Benaiah, whose name appears in 2 Chronicles 20:14 In the Biblical narrative, Zahaziel (son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph) prophesied to King Jehoshaphat before the king went to war against the kingdoms of Ammon and Moab
- Who Is the Queen of Sheba in the Bible? - Biblical Archaeology Society
Who is the Queen of Sheba? In the Bible we are introduced to an unnamed queen from the land of Sheba who travels to Jerusalem to meet King Solomon (see 1 Kings 10; 2 Chronicles 9) Accompanied by many attendants and camels, the Queen of Sheba brings a large quantity of spices, gold and precious stones with her Where did she come from?
- Jews and Arabs Descended from Canaanites
Ultimately, the Israelites formed the states of Israel and Judah, while other biblical states, Ammon, Moab, Aram-Damascus, and Phoenician city-states, emerged Today, the region consists of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, and southwest Syria
- Exploring Jordan: The Other Biblical Land
Welcome to Jordan, the other Biblical land! Other than Israel, no country has as many Biblical sites and associations as Jordan: Mount Nebo, from where Moses gazed at the Promised Land he could not enter; Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John baptized Jesus; Lot’s Cave, where Lot and his daughters sought refuge after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah; Madaba, home of a stunning mosaic
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