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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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
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 Cross, Joseph
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
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
They have seized the district of the city of Rabbah.
From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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