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Rabbah
Rabbah was the capital of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan River. During David's reign, Uriah was killed while Joab was besieging the city. It is generally identified with the site of Amman, the present-day capital of Jordan.
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- AroerBible
Aroer is a place name in the Old Testament. Several towns bore this name; the one mentioned most often lay on the edge of the Arnon Valley east of the Jordan River and is cited as a boundary between Israel and Moab.
- 1 Chronicles 20Bible
1 Chronicles 20 briefly records Joab's capture of Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, followed by the victories of David's mighty men over the descendants of the Philistine "giant."
- ShobiPeople
Shobi was an Ammonite who brought food and household goods to David when David reached Mahanaim while fleeing Absalom's rebellion. He is introduced as the son of Nahash of Rabbah (2 Samuel 17:27).
- 2 Samuel 12Bible
In this chapter the prophet Nathan exposes David's sin through a parable, and David confesses. The first child Bathsheba bore to David dies, Solomon is born, and David captures Rabbah, the royal city of the Ammonites.
- UriahPeople
Uriah was a Hittite warrior who fought in King David's army and was the husband of Bathsheba. After committing adultery with Bathsheba, David arranged for him to be killed in battle (2 Samuel 11).
- BarzillaiPeople
Barzillai was a Gileadite from Rogelim in the time of David. During Absalom's rebellion, he supplied food and other provisions to David and his company, who had fled to Mahanaim. When David invited him to come to Jerusalem, he declined, citing his advanced age.
- 2 Samuel 11Bible
2 Samuel 11 recounts how David, remaining in Jerusalem during the war with Ammon, lay with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah. When his attempt to conceal her pregnancy failed, he had Joab arrange Uriah's death in battle and then took Bathsheba as his wife.
- Jeremiah 49Bible
Jeremiah 49 is part of the oracles against the nations. It proclaims judgment on Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazor, and Elam, and it also promises future restoration to Ammon and Elam.
- GamalielPeople
Gamaliel was a first-century Pharisaic teacher of the law in Jerusalem. In the Book of Acts he dissuades the council from punishing the apostles, and he is named as the teacher of Paul.