AMMONITES

The descendants of Ammon, or Ben-Ammi, a son of Lot. They destroyed an ancient race of giants called Zamzummim, and seized their country, which lay east of Judea, De 2:19-21. Their territory extended from the Arnon to the Jabbok, and from the Jordan a considerable distance into Arabia. Their capital city was Rabbah, (also called Rabbath Ammon, and afterwards Philadelphia,) which stood on the Jabbok. Yet in the time of Moses they had been driven out of this region, towards the east, by the Amorites, Nu 21:21-35 32:33. Moses was forbidden to assail them, De 2:19. They were gross idolaters; their chief idol being Moloch, supposed to be the same with Saturn, 1Ki 11:5-7 2Ki 23:13. They oppressed Israel in the time of Jephthah, and were defeated by him with great slaughter, Jud 11:1-40. The children of Ammon afterwards, at various times, troubled the Israelites, for which the prophets threatened them with divine judgments, Jer 46:1-6 Eze 25:2-10.

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AMMONITES. → Descendants of Ben-ammi, one of the sons of Lot Ge 19:38 → Character of Jud 10:6; 2Ki 23:13; 2Ch 20:25; Jer 27:3,9; Eze 25:3,6; Am 1:13; Zep 2:10 → Territory of Nu 21:24; De 2:19; Jos 12:2; 13:10,25; Jud 11:13 → Israelites forbidden to disturb De 2:19,37 → Excluded from the congregation of Israel De 23:3-6 → Confederate with Moabites and Amalekites against Israel Jud 3:12,13 → Defeated by the Israelites Jud 10:7-18; 11:32,33; 12:1-3; 1Sa 11; 2Sa 8:12; 10; 11:1; 12:26-31; 17:27; 1Ch 18:11; 20:1-3; 2Ch 20; 26:7,8; 27:5 → Conspire against the Jews Ne 4:7,8 → Solomon takes wives from 1Ki 11:1; 2Ch 12:13; Ne 13:26 → Jews intermarry with Ezr 9:12; 10:10-44; Ne 13:23 → Kings of Baalis Jer 40:14; 41:10 → Kings of Hanun 2Sa 10; 1Ch 19 → Kings of Nahash 1Sa 11; 2Sa 10:1,2; 1Ch 19:1,2 → Idols of Milcom 2Ki 23:13 → Idols of Molech
* See MOLECH

→ Prophecies concerning Isa 11:14; Jer 9:25,26; 25:15-21; 27:1-11; 49:1-6; Eze 21:20,28-32; 25:1-11; Da 11:41; Am 1:13-15; Zep 2:8-11

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descendants of Lot Ge 19:38; De 2:19; 23:3; Jud 10:7; 1Sa 14:47; 2Sa 8:12 2Ki 24:2; 2Ch 20:23; 26:8; Ne 4:3