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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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
Rav Chasda, moreover, had sixty weddings in his family during his lifetime, whereas Rabbah had sixty serious illnesses in his during the short period of his life.
From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various
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.
He also identifies the Breshith Rabbah quoted with the Midrash Rabbah de Rabbah.
From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford
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
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