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

Campaign followed upon campaign; the City of Waters, Rabbah, the "capital" of Ammon, was closely invested, and the Aramaic allies of Hanun were put to flight.

From Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

The same voice which called camels and flocks to the palaces of Rabbah, summoned a very different class of tenants for the palaces of Babylon.

From Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity by Patterson, Robert

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

I quote from the twelfth chapter of the Second Book of Samuel: And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

From God and my Neighbour by Blatchford, Robert