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Rabbah

Ammon (Transjordan) · Old Testament · 14 verses

Rabbah was the chief city of the Ammonites east of the Jordan. It was a fortified royal city. The name appears in Deuteronomy, Joshua, 2 Samuel and 4 more in the King James text.

About Rabbah

Rabbah was the chief city of the Ammonites east of the Jordan. It was a fortified royal city.

Its place in the story

David's army besieged Rabbah, and it was during that siege that David arranged the death of Uriah the Hittite. Joab took the city, and David captured it. The prophets later spoke against Rabbah of Ammon.

Rabbah in Scripture (KJV)

“For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.”
Deuteronomy 3:11 (KJV)
“And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;”
Joshua 13:25 (KJV)
“Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:”
Joshua 15:60 (KJV)
“And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.”
2 Samuel 11:1 (KJV)
“And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.”
2 Samuel 12:26 (KJV)
“And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.”
2 Samuel 12:27 (KJV)
“And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.”
2 Samuel 12:29 (KJV)
“And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,”
2 Samuel 17:27 (KJV)

Rabbah is named 14 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

The sin surrounding the siege of Rabbah shows even David's failure and the need for the sinless King, Christ.

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Where is Rabbah in the Bible?

Rabbah was the chief city of the Ammonites east of the Jordan. It was a fortified royal city. The name appears in Deuteronomy, Joshua, 2 Samuel and 4 more in the King James text.

What happened at Rabbah?

David's army besieged Rabbah, and it was during that siege that David arranged the death of Uriah the Hittite. Joab took the city, and David captured it. The prophets later spoke against Rabbah of Ammon.

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