And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession. That the Lord spake unto me (Moses), saying. And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.Īnd Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.Īnd Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon (Ammonites): for the border of the children of Ammon was strong. Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
They not only falsely accused Israel, three hundred years after the fact, that they took their land (see Judges 11), but also fought several wars against God's people (1Samuel 11, 14:47, 2Samuel 10 - 12, 2Chronicles 20:10 - 11, 27:5). The Ammonites, left alone by the Israelites during their period of claiming their inheritance from God, would later prove to be troublesome. In a twist of fate, Amorite kings Sihon and Og, whom Israel conquered, made possible their possession of land east of the Jordan River that otherwise would have been unavailable to them. The high places built for this idol by Solomon, at the instigation of his Ammonite wives, were not destroyed till the time of Josiah ( 2 Kings 23:13).The Israelites, however, were permitted to conquer any land the Amorites controlled including any territory taken from Ammon or Moab. The national idol worshipped by this people was Molech or Milcom, at whose altar they offered human sacrifices ( 1 Kings 11:5, 7). The prophets predicted fearful judgments against the Ammonites because of their hostility to Israel ( Zeph.
She was the mother of Rehoboam ( 1 Kings 14:31 2 Chronicles 12:13). One of Solomon’s wives was Naamah, an Ammonite. The subsequent events of their history are noted in 2 Chronicles 20:25 26:8 Jeremiah 49:1 Ezek. David also defeated them and their allies the Syrians ( 2 Samuel 10:6-14), and took their chief city, Rabbah, with much spoil ( 2 Samuel 10:14 12:26-31). They were again defeated by Saul ( 1 Samuel 11:11). Jephthah waged war against them, and took “20 cities… with a very great slaughter” ( Judges 11:33). 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” ( Deuteronomy 23:3).Īfterwards, they became hostile to Israel ( Judges 3:13). They were of Semitic origin, and closely related to the Hebrews in blood and language. They are known as the Beni-ammi ( Genesis 19:38), Ammi or Ammon being worshipped as their chief god. 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 ( Deuteronomy 2:20 Genesis 14:5). The Ammonites were probably more of a predatory tribe, moving from place to place, while the Moabites were more settled. 2:8).īoth of these tribes hired Balaam to curse Israel ( Deuteronomy 23:4). However, biblically, “Ammonite” was the usual name of the descendants of Ammon, the son of Lot ( Genesis 19:38).įrom the very beginning ( Deuteronomy 2:16-20) of their history till we lose sight of them ( Judges 5:2), this tribe is closely associated with the Moabites ( Judges 10:11 2 Chronicles 20:1 Zeph. Paleontologists know the “ammonite” as an extinct group of shelled sea creatures.
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