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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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
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 Conway, Moncure Daniel
The name of Rabbah of Judah is immediately preceded in it by that of Har-el, "the mount of God."
From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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
The next two names are unknown, but they are followed by Rabatu or Rabbah of Judah, Magharatu, the Ma'arath of Josh, xv.
From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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