Ammon

Not to be confused with Amman.
For other uses, see Ammon (disambiguation).
Kingdom of Ammon
𐤏𐤌𐤍
c. 10th century BC – 332 BC
Ammon and its neighbors, around 830 BC[citation needed]
Ammon and its neighbors, around 830 BC[citation needed]
StatusKingdom
CapitalRabbath Ammon (Amman)1
Common languagesAmmonite, Moabite
Religion
Canaanite religion
• Around 1000 BC
Hanun
• 740–720 BC
Sanipu
• 680–640 BC
Amminadab I
Historical eraIron Age
• Kingdom of Ammon flourishes
10th century BC
• Battle of Qarqar against the Assyrians
853 BC
• Invasion by Alexander the Great
332 BC
• Rabbat Ammon renamed to Philadelphia
248–282 BC
Preceded by
Arameans
Today part ofJordan
An Ammonite watch tower at Rujm Al-Malfouf in Amman
Qasr Al Abd was built by the governor of Ammon in 200 BC
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Ammon (Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ĘťAmān; Hebrew: עַמּוֹן ĘťAmmōn; Arabic: عمّون, romanized: ĘťAmmĹŤn) 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.[1][2] The chief city of the country was Rabbah or Rabbat Ammon, site of the modern city of Amman, Jordan's capital. Milcom and Molech are named in the Hebrew Bible as the gods of Ammon. The people of this kingdom are called Children of Ammon or Ammonites.

  1. ^ Marilyn J. Lundberg. "Ancient Texts Relating to the Bible: Amman Citadel". University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  2. ^ LaBianca, Øystein S.; Younker, Randall W. (1995). "The Kingdoms of Ammon, Moab and Edom: The Archaeology of Society in Late Bronze/Iron Age Transjordan (ca. 1400–500 BCE)". In Levy, Tom (ed.). The Archaeology of Society in the Holy Land. A&C Black. p. 399. ISBN 9780718513887.