Ammon
Synonyms:
a-MMON, עַמּוֹן
Ammon (Wikipedia)
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Kingdom of Ammon | |||||||
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| c. 10th century – 332 BC | |||||||
![Ammon and its neighbors, around 830 BC[citation needed]](http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/File:Kingdoms_around_Israel_830_map.svg) Ammon and its neighbors, around 830 BC[citation needed] | |||||||
| Status | Kingdom | ||||||
| Capital | Rabbath Ammon (Amman)1 | ||||||
| Common languages | Ammonite, Moabite | ||||||
| Religion | Milkomite | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
• Around 1000 BC | Hanun | ||||||
• 740–720 BC | Sanipu | ||||||
• 680–640 BC | Amminadab I | ||||||
| Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||
• Kingdom of Ammon flourishes | 10th century BC | ||||||
• Battle of Qarqar against the Assyrians | 853 BC | ||||||
• Invasion by Alexander the Great | 332 BC | ||||||
• Rabbath Ammon renamed to Philadelphia | 248–282 BC | ||||||
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| Today part of |  Jordan | ||||||
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Qasr Al Adb was built by the governor of Ammon in 200 BC
David punishing the Ammonites, by Gustave Doré
Ammon (Hebrew: עַמּוֹן, Modern: Ammon, Tiberian: ʻAmmôn; Arabic: عمّون, translit. ʻAmmūn) was an ancient Semitic-speaking nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan. The chief city of the country was Rabbah or Rabbath Ammon, site of the modern city of Amman, Jordan's capital. Milcom and Molech (who may be one and the same) are named in the Hebrew Bible as the gods of Ammon. The people of this kingdom are called "Children of Ammon" or "Ammonites".