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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But it could not be Moses that said this, because Moses could know nothing about Rabbah, nor of what was in it.
From Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): the Age of Reason by Moncure Daniel Conway
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
When Joab had captured the city of Rabbah, he sent for King David to come and claim the honor of the achievement.
From Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses by Joseph Cross
They have seized the district of the city of Rabbah.
From Patriarchal Palestine by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
From God and my Neighbour by Robert Blatchford
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