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

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

I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters, πολιν των ‛υδατων in the Septuagint version.

From The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. by Euripides

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

And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

From The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition by Gaebelein, Arno C.

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