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Ammon (/ ˈ æ m ən /; Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ʻAmān; Hebrew: עַמּוֹן ʻAmmōn; Arabic: عمّون, romanized: ʻAmmūn) was an ancient Semitic-speaking kingdom occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan.
The following is a list of rulers currently known from the history of the ancient Levantine kingdom Ammon. Ammon was originally ruled by a king, called the "king of the children of Ammon" (Ammonite: 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤍 maleḵ banīʿAmān; Hebrew: מֶלֶךְ בְּנֵי עַמֹּון meleḵ bənē-ʿAmmōn).
During the Iron Age, the Citadel was the site of the capital of the Ammonites, which was known as "Rabbah" or "Rabbath Ammon". The Amman Citadel Inscription comes from this period, and is considered to be the oldest known inscription in the Ammonite language , written in the Phoenician Alphabet . [ 9 ]
Rujm al-Malfouf or Rujm al-Malfouf North is an ancient structure consisting of a round stone tower and several adjacent storerooms, located in modern-day Amman, Jordan [1] (ancient Rabbath Ammon), on the northern side of Jabal Amman [2] and next to the Department of Antiquities. [3]
Nahash, king of Ammon, would by ancient standards have access to the knowledge of the gods - a diviner - and he also would have associations with a brazen, shining appearance when dressed as king. In his introduction in the story of 1 Samuel 11, an ancient reader may have thematically viewed Nahash through the lens of the deceptive serpent that ...
Ammon Bundy is running for Idaho governor. But he was a national figure well before this. I wondered if you could tell me a bit about why he’s a national figure, what he stands for and some of ...
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