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Place

Ammon

Transjordan nation

Nation east of the Jordan addressed in historical and prophetic texts.

105 appearances20 Bible books2 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Kingdom east of the , north of , descended from Lot through his younger daughter and centered on of the . They oppress Israel in Judges before 's campaign, threaten Jabesh-gilead under , and are subdued in a long war by and . , , , and all pronounce oracles against Ammon for cheering 's fall and seizing territory, and the Ammonite resurfaces as an opponent of .

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Places in this story

Modern location: Amman. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.

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Key passages

All appearances105