Rabbah
Americannoun
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the ancient Biblical capital of the Ammonite kingdom east of the Jordan River.
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a city in Judah, near Jerusalem.
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Rav Chasda, moreover, had sixty weddings in his family during his lifetime, whereas Rabbah had sixty serious illnesses in his during the short period of his life.
From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various
I quote from the twelfth chapter of the Second Book of Samuel: And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
From God and my Neighbour by Blatchford, Robert
To the Messiah this passage is referred by the Chaldean Paraphrast, by the Commentary on Genesis known by the name Breshith Rabbah in the exposition of Genesis xli.
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm
And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
From God and my Neighbour by Blatchford, Robert
See also the previous quotation from the Midrash Rabbah.
From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various
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