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.
Example Sentences
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I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters, πολιν των ‛υδατων in the Septuagint version.
From The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. by Euripides
He goes to war in his armour, and takes the city of Rabbah.
From The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent A Complete Course of 66 Short Sermons, or Full Sermon Outlines for Each Sunday, and Some Chief Holy Days of the Christian Year by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching-place for flocks; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
From Byeways in Palestine by Finn, James
Rabbah was to be a sheepfold, Babylon a menagerie of wild beasts; a very specific difference, and very improbable.
From Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity by Patterson, Robert
And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
From The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition by Gaebelein, Arno C.
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