Ammon
Ammon (Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ʻAmān; Hebrew: עַמּוֹן ʻAmmōn; Arabic: عمّون, romanized: ʻAmmūn) was an ancient Semitic-speaking kingdom 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 Rabbat Ammon, site of the modern city of Amman, Jordan's capital. Milcom and Molech are named in the Hebrew Bible as the gods of Ammon. The people of this kingdom are called Children of Ammon or Ammonites.
Kingdom of Ammon 𐤏𐤌𐤍 | |||||||
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| c. 10th century BC – 332 BC | |||||||
Ammon and its neighbors, around 830 BC | |||||||
| Status | Kingdom | ||||||
| Capital | Rabbath Ammon (Amman)1 | ||||||
| Common languages | Ammonite, Moabite | ||||||
| Religion | Canaanite religion | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
• Around 1000 BCE | Hanun | ||||||
• 740–720 BCE | Sanipu | ||||||
• 680–640 BC | Amminadab I | ||||||
| Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||
• Kingdom of Ammon flourishes | 10th century BC | ||||||
| 853 BC | |||||||
• Invasion by Alexander the Great | 332 BC | ||||||
• Rabbat Ammon renamed to Philadelphia | 248–282 BC | ||||||
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| Today part of | Jordan | ||||||
| History of Jordan |
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| Prehistory |
| Ancient history |
| Classical period |
| Islamic era |
| Emirate and mandate |
| Post-independence |
| Jordan portal |
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