Rabbah

American  

[rab-uh] / ˈræb ə /

noun

1. the ancient Biblical capital of the Ammonite kingdom east of the Jordan River.

2. a city in Judah, near Jerusalem.

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Example Sentences

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

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

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

Campaign followed upon campaign; the City of Waters, Rabbah, the "capital" of Ammon, was closely invested, and the Aramaic allies of Hanun were put to flight.

From Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

See also the previous quotation from the Midrash Rabbah.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various