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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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
Rabbah was not a city belonging to this giant king, nor was it one of the cities that Moses took.
From Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): the Age of Reason by Conway, Moncure Daniel
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 David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
From Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; Showing its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities by Cooper, Robert
An Arab once said to Rabbah bar Channah, "Come and I will show thee the place where Korah and his accomplices were swallowed up."
From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various
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