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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And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
From God and my Neighbour by Blatchford, Robert
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
See also the previous quotation from the Midrash Rabbah.
From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various
In the centre is the siege of Rabbah; another well-draped group represents David receiving Uriah's homage.
From Fra Bartolommeo by Kendrick, Flora
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
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