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

The next two names are unknown, but they are followed by Rabatu or Rabbah of Judah, Magharatu, the Ma'arath of Josh, xv.

From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

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.

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