Rabbah
Rabbah appears in 17 verses of the Bible, from Deuteronomy to Amos.
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- Near Amman, 69 km east of Jerusalem
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(King Og of Bashan was the last survivor of the giant Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)
Deuteronomy 3:11 · Read the chapter -
Their territory included Jazer, all the towns of Gilead, and half of the land of Ammon, as far as the town of Aroer just west of Rabbah.
Joshua 13:25 · Read the chapter -
In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 11:1 · Read the chapter -
In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, Joab led the Israelite army in successful attacks against the land of the Ammonites. In the process he laid siege to the city of Rabbah, attacking and destroying it. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 20:1 · Read the chapter -
In the days to come,” says the Lord, “I will sound the battle cry against your city of Rabbah. It will become a desolate heap of ruins, and the neighboring towns will be burned. Then Israel will take back the land you took from her,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 49:2 · Read the chapter -
one road going to Ammon and its capital, Rabbah, and the other to Judah and fortified Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 21:20 · Read the chapter
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