Ammon — Bible place

The usual name of the descendants of Ammon, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:38). From the very beginning (Deut. 2:16-20) of their history till they are lost sight of (Judg. 5:2), this tribe is closely associated with the Moabites (Judg. 10:11; 2 Chr. 20:1; Zeph. 2:8). Both of these tribes hired Balaam to curse Israel (Deut. 23:4). The Ammonites were probably more of a predatory tribe, moving from place to place, while the Moabites were more settled. They inhabited the country east of the Jordan and north of Moab and the Dead Sea, from which they had expelled the Zamzummims or Zuzims (Deut. 2:20; Gen. 14:5). They are known as the Beni-ammi (Gen. 19:38), Ammi or Ammon being worshipped as their chief god. They were of Semitic origin, and closely related to the Hebrews in blood and language. They showed no kindness to the Israelites when passing through their territory, and therefore they were prohibited from “entering the congregation of the Lord to the tenth generation” (Deut. 23:3). They afterwards became hostile to Israel (Judg. 3:13). Jephthah waged war against them, and “took twenty cities with a very great slaughter” (Judg. 11:33). They were again signally defeated by Saul (1 Sam. 11:11). David also defeated them and their allies the Syrians (2 Sam. 10:6-14), and took their chief city, Rabbah, with much spoil (2 Sam. 10:14; 12:26-31). The subsequent events of their history are noted in 2 Chr. 20:25; 26:8; Jer. 49:1; Ezek. 25:3, 6. One of Solomon’s wives was Naamah, an Ammonite. She was the mother of Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:31; 2 Chr. 12:13).

The national idol worshipped by this people was Molech or Milcom, at whose altar they offered human sacrifices (1 Kings 11:5, 7). The high places built for this idol by Solomon, at the instigation of his Ammonitish wives, were not destroyed till the time of Josiah (2 Kings 23:13).

Recorded scripture occurrences (12)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: DEU 2:19

OET-RV DEU 2:19

19 and when you approach the Amoni region, don’t irritate or fight them because I won’t give you any of their land because I’ve given it to Lot’s descendants as a possession.’ ”

OET-LV DEU 2:19

19 And_you _will _draw _near in _front _of the _people _of ˊAmmōn do _not treat_them _as _a _foe and_do _not engage _in _strife with_them if/because not I _will _give any_of _the _land _of the _people _of ˊAmmōn to/for_yourself(m) a _possession if/because to_the _descendants _of Lōţ I_have _given _it a _possession.

Show passage in OET: DEU 2:37

OET-RV DEU 2:37

37 However, you didn’t go near the Amoni region, the Yabok river area, the hill country towns, or any other place where our god Yahweh told us not to go.

OET-LV DEU 2:37

37 Only to the _land _of the _people _of ˊAmmōn not you _drew _near all _of the _side _of the _wadi _of Yaboq/(Jabbok) and_the _cities _of the _hill _country and_all/each/any/every that YHWH god _of_our he _had _commanded.

Show passage in OET: JDG 11:27

OET-RV JDG 11:27

27 I haven’t done anything wrong to you, but you’re doing wrong in dealing with me by fighting against me. Yahweh, the judge, will decide today between the Israelis and the Amonim.”

OET-LV JDG 11:27

27 And_I not I _have _sinned to/for_you(fs) and_you(ms) are_doing with_me evil by_waging _war against_me YHWH the_judge may _he _judge the_day between the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_between the _people _of ˊAmmōn.

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