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Jan 4, 2017 · Rabbath-Ammon (רבת-עמון), or simply Rabbah, the capital city of the Ammonite kingdom, means “the capital of Ammon”. Over time, the name was shortened to Ammon, from which the present name in Arabic (Amman) derives. Today it is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Apr 2, 2019 · A man came to my home and said that scriptures got the name bible from a prostitution city called Byblos near Tyre. He said that Byblos means "city of bastards" and it was deceptively put on the bible by some as mockery because Mary was with child without a human husband.
- The Architecture of Petra
- Studies on Roman and Islamic Amman
- Petra
- The Antiquities of Jordan
- Jordan Insight Guide
by Clyde E. Fant and Mitchell Reddish This is an enormous and impressive book not only full of facts, but also solving mysteries. It provides a detailed and lavishly illustrated catalog of the main monuments of Petra. Then, in seeking the origins of Petra’s particular architecture and its close relations with the architectural scenes on the walls o...
by Alastair Northedge Archaeological reports and synthetic studies on the history, buildings and architecture, along with a report on Jordan-British excavations at the citadel. A large, well-illustrated volume.
by Jane Taylor Petra, the “rose-red city” carved out of rock in the mountains of southern Jordan, is one of the most extraordinary survivors of the ancient world. Created by the Nabataeans, a people whose origins still remain mysterious, Petra boasts monuments to rival those of classical Greece and Rome.
by G. Lankester Harding In his classic account of the antiquities of Jordan, Harding writes with an erudition based upon a lifetime’s knowledge of the region, describing all the major sites of interest in the country.
by APA Publications This brand new edition Insight Guide to Jordanfeatures fully-updated content expertly researched and written by local writers, ensuring this guide is an inspiring background read and invaluable on-the-spot companion. Superb full-color photography throughout also makes it a wonderful, visual souvenir of a visit. Now featuring a “...
May 24, 2022 · Jordan’s capital city of Amman, which was referred to as "Ammon" and "Philadelphia" in the holy Bible, has had immense importance throughout history. During the Iron Age, present day Amman was known as “Rabbath-Ammon” and it was the capital city of the ancient Ammonite people.
King Solomon was known to have Ammonite wives. And he also constructed altars as a place to worship the national gods of Ammonites and Canaanites that lasted until the time of Josiah. These two became part of the reasons that triggered the separation of the kingdom into two; the northern kingdom and the southern kingdom.
Jan 4, 2022 · The land of Gilead features in several incidents in the Old Testament. The city of Ramoth Gilead (meaning “heights of Gilead”) was a city of refuge (Joshua 20:8). The judge Jephthah lived and fought in Gilead, saving the Gileadites and all of Israel from the Ammonites (Judges 11).
By Joel S. Burnett. Although we have no Ammonite, Moabite or Edomite Bible, a growing wealth of archaeological and epigraphic evidence from Jordan substantiates the existence of these Iron Age kingdoms closest to Israel and Judah, just as presented in the Hebrew Bible.
