Ammon
And when all the kings [that were] servants to Hadarezer saw
that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with
Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the
children of Ammon any more....
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The scripture of 2 Samuel 10:19 contains a significant passage about the ancient Ammonites and their interactions with King David of Israel. This verse is found in the Old Testament of the Bible and provides insights into historical conflicts and diplomatic interactions during that time.
In 2 Samuel 10:19, the narrative recounts a military confront...
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am'-on, am'-on-its (`ammon; `ammonim): The Hebrew tradition
makes this tribe descendants of Lot and hence related to the
Israelites (Gen 19:38). This is reflected in the name
usually employed in Old Testament to designate them, Ben
`Ammi, Bene `Ammon, "son of my people," "children of my
people," i.e. relatives. Hence we find that the Isra...
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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 a...
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(sons of renown, mountaineers), Am'monites, Children of Ammon, A people descended from Ben-
ammi, the son of Lot by his younger daughter. Ge 19:38 comp Psal 83:7,8. The Ammonites are
frequently mentioned with the Moabites (descendants of Ben-ammi's half-brother), and sometimes
under the same name. Comp. Jud 10:6; 2Ch 20:1; Zep 2:8 etc. The precis...
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another form of the name Ben-ammi, the son of Lot (Gen.
19:38). This name is also used for his posterity (Ps. 83:7)....
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A nation sprung from Ben-ammi, Lot's son by his younger daughter
(Genesis 19:38; Psalm 83:7-8), as Moab by his elder, after Lot
escaped from Sodom. Ammon and Moab appear continually together; both
are said to have hired Balaam (Deuteronomy 13:4), though Moab alone
is mentioned in the detailed account (Numbers 22; 23). The land from
Arnon river...
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And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of
Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David
sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the
servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon
to Hanun, to comfort him....
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And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the
LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria,
and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of
the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and
forsook the LORD, and served not him....
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