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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.
Mandalay (1857–1886): The city gets its name from the nearby Mandalay Hill. The name is likely a derivative of a Pali word although the exact word of origin remains unclear.
Nov 4, 2016 · The influx of civilizations that conquered the city eventually changed its name to "Amman". From 283 to 246 BC, Ptolemy II Philadelphus , the Macedonian ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, conquered the city and renamed it to "Philadelphia".
The name “Amman” has deep-rooted historical origins, derived from the Semitic languages, with meanings that span across different eras and cultures. Historically, it is believed to have its roots in the ancient Semitic tribe known as the Ammonites, an ancient civilization that inhabited the area.
The native Akkadian name of the city was Bāb-ilim, meaning "gate of God". However, that form and interpretation itself are now usually thought to derive from Akkadian folk etymology applied to an earlier form of the name, Babilla , of unknown meaning and probably non- Semitic origin.
It is first mentioned in Scripture under the name Salem (Gen. 14:18; compare Ps. 76:2). When first mentioned under the name Jerusalem, Adonizedek was its king (Josh. 10:1).King David first called it Jerusalem (of course, that is the English spelling). The original name meant City of Peace.
The Bible mentions Milcom and Molech as the national gods of Ammon to whom they were offering human sacrifices. The Country of Ammon. The Ammonites inhabited the land situated at the east of the Jordan River, to the north of Moab and the Dead Sea. This area is the modern day country of Jordan.
