The usual name of the descendants of Ammon, the son of Lot (Genesis 19:38). From the very beginning (Deuteronomy 2:16-20) of their history till they are lost sight of (Judges 5:2), this tribe is closely associated with the Moabites (Judges 10:11; 2 Chronicles 20:1; Zephaniah 2:8). Both of these tribes hired Balaam to curse Israel (Deuteronomy 23:4). The Ammonites were probably more of a predatory tribe, moving from place to place, while the Moabites were more settled. 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). They are known as the Beni-ammi (Genesis 19:38), Ammi or Ammon being worshipped as their chief god. They were of Semitic origin, and closely related to the Hebrews in blood and language. 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). They afterwards became hostile to Israel (Judges 3:13). Jephthah waged war against them, and "took twenty cities with a very great slaughter" (Judges 11:33). They were again signally defeated by Saul (1 Samuel 11:11). 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). The subsequent events of their history are noted in 2 Chronicles 20:25; 26:8; Jeremiah 49:1; Ezek. 25:3, 6. One of Solomon's wives was Naamah, an Ammonite. She was the mother of Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:31; 2 Chronicles 12:13).

The prophets predicted fearful judgments against the Ammonites because of their hostility to Israel (Zephaniah 2:8; Jeremiah 49:1-6; Ezek. 25:1-5, 10; Amos 1:13-15).

The national idol worshipped by this people was Molech or Milcom, at whose altar they offered human sacrifices (1 Kings 11:5, 7). The high places built for this idol by Solomon, at the instigation of his Ammonitish wives, were not destroyed till the time of Josiah (2 Kings 23:13).

(n.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis.5985. Ammonith -- an Ammonite woman
... 5984, 5985. Ammonith. 5986 . an Ammonite woman. Transliteration: Ammonith Phonetic
Spelling: (am-mo-neeth') Short Definition: Ammonitess. Word Origin fem. ...
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2586. Chanun -- "favored," two contemporaries of Nehemiah, also an ...
... Chanun. 2587 . "favored," two contemporaries of Nehemiah, also an Ammonite king.
Transliteration: Chanun Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-noon') Short Definition: Hanun ...
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7629. Shobi -- appar. an Ammonite prince
... appar. an Ammonite prince. Transliteration: Shobi Phonetic Spelling: (sho-bee')
Short Definition: Shobi. ... an Ammonite prince NASB Word Usage Shobi (1). Shobi. ...
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8100. Shimath -- an Ammonite woman
... 8099, 8100. Shimath. 8101 . an Ammonite woman. Transliteration: Shimath
Phonetic Spelling: (shim-awth') Short Definition: Shimeath. ...
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1185. Baalis -- perhaps "son of delight," an Ammonite king
... 1184, 1185. Baalis. 1186 . perhaps "son of delight," an Ammonite king.
Transliteration: Baalis Phonetic Spelling: (bah-al-ece') Short Definition: Baalis. ...
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4511. Minnith -- a place in Ammonite territory
... 4510, 4511. Minnith. 4512 . a place in Ammonite territory. Transliteration:
Minnith Phonetic Spelling: (min-neeth') Short Definition: Minnith. ...
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6768. Tseleq -- an Ammonite hero of David
... 6767d, 6768. Tseleq. 6769 . an Ammonite hero of David. Transliteration:
Tseleq Phonetic Spelling: (tseh'-lek) Short Definition: Zelek. ...
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2900. Tobiyyahu -- "Yah is my good," three Israelites, also an ...
... "Yah is my good," three Israelites, also an Ammonite. Transliteration: Tobiyyahu
or Tobiyyah Phonetic Spelling: (to-bee-yaw') Short Definition: Tobiah. ...
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5984. Ammoni -- descendant of Ammon
... descendant of Ammon. Transliteration: Ammoni Phonetic Spelling: (am-mo-nee') Short
Definition: Ammonite. ... of Ammon NASB Word Usage Ammonite (10), Ammonites (5). ...
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3726. Kephar Haammoni -- "a village of the Ammonites," a village ...
... Chefar-haamonai. From kaphar and Ammowniy, with the article interposed; village
of the Ammonite; Kefar-ha-Ammoni, a place in Palestine -- Chefar-haamonai. ...
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The Church History of Eusebius. Index of Subjects.
... Achillas, presbyter of Alexandria, [13]321. Achior, the Ammonite, [14]93. Acolyths,
[15]288. Actium, [16]263. ... Ammonite. See Achior the Ammonite. ...
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Conclusion
... The first king of Judah as a separate kingdom had an Ammonite mother, and bore an
Ammonite name, while the portraits which surmount the names of Shishak's ...
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'More than Conquerors through Him'
... But the Ammonite courtiers need not have rejected David's overtures so insolently
as by shaving half his ambassadors' beards and docking their robes. ...
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How Samuel Found a Leader
... After about a month, Nahash, the Ammonite, came up and besieged Jabesh in Gilead;
and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make terms with us and we will ...
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The Nations of the South-East
... of Moab. The land north of the Arnon became Amorite; but the Ammonite frontier
was too well defended to be broken through. The kingdom ...
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The Prophet Nehemiah
... "When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the
Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What ...
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The Tears of Christ.
... burn sacrifices to Baal and Ashtaroth, and the Valley of Hinnom echoes with the
cries of hapless children offered to Moloch, the hideous idol of the Ammonite. ...
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The Builders on the Wall
... Foremost in this evil work were certain chiefs of these tribes, Sanballat
the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian. ...
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Reformation
... Through intermarriage, a friendship had been brought about between Eliashib the
high priest and Tobiah the Ammonite, Israel's bitter enemy. ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 57 reformation.htm

Costly and Fatal Help
... read on the cuneiform inscriptions, where, amidst a long list of unknown tributary
kings, stands, with a Philistine on one side of him and an Ammonite on the ...
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Ammonite (22 Occurrences)
... 25:3, 6. One of Solomon's wives was Naamah, an Ammonite. She was the mother of Rehoboam
(1 Kings 14:31; 2 Chronicles 12:13). ...Ammonite (22 Occurrences). ...
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Tobiah (14 Occurrences)
... Pleasing to Jehovah, the "servant," the "Ammonite," who joined with those who opposed
the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Exile (Nehemiah 2:10). ...
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Zelek (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Cleft, an Ammonite; one of David's valiant men
(2 Samuel 23:37). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZELEK. ...
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Tobijah (17 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 2:10 And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobijah the servant, the Ammonite,
heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there had come a man to ...
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Tobi'ah (15 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 2:10 And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite,
heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, for that there was come a man to ...
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Sanballat (10 Occurrences)
... He is named along with Tobiah, the Ammonite slave (Nehemiah 4:1), and Geshem the
Arabian (Nehemiah 6:1) as the leading opponent of the Jews at the time when ...
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Naharai (2 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 23:37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab
the son of Zeruiah, (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). ...
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Na'harai (2 Occurrences)
... Na'harai (2 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 23:37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite,
armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah, (See RSV). ...
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Jabeshgilead (12 Occurrences)
... ja'-besh-gil'-e-ad (yabhesh gil`adh; or simply yabhish, "dry"): A city East of the
Jordan, in the deliverance of which from Nahash the Ammonite Saul's military ...
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Jabesh-gilead (12 Occurrences)
... ja'-besh-gil'-e-ad (yabhesh gil`adh; or simply yabhish, "dry"): A city East of the
Jordan, in the deliverance of which from Nahash the Ammonite Saul's military ...
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