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  1. Who Were the Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites in the Bible?

    Jun 17, 2025 · The kingdoms of Ammon, Moab and Edom fought with the Israelites and the Judahites over territory. The Bible presents things from the Israelites’ and Judahites’ point of view, and …

  2. Rabbath Ammon it was called in ancient times, a place-name we might translate as the Ammonite Heights. During the Iron Age, it was the capital of the kingdom of Ammon, rival of the biblical …

  3. Power Set in Stone - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Jan 17, 2024 · The kingdom of the biblical Ammonites had much in common with neighboring kingdoms, but they alone produced statues in significant numbers.

  4. First Person: Human Sacrifice to an Ammonite God?

    Feb 15, 2025 · If the site was a temple where humans were sacrificed, it could have served the ancient Ammonite capital of Rabat Ammon, 1.5 miles to the west, although the site mystifyingly also …

  5. ammon Archives - Biblical Archaeology Society

    ammon ammon Latest Feb 15 Blog First Person: Human Sacrifice to an Ammonite God? By: Hershel Shanks Were sons and daughters sacrificed in ancient times? Is there any archaeological evidence?

  6. From Judah to Edom - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Ammon, Moab and Edom: Gods and Kingdoms East of the Jordan by: Joel S. Burnett During the Iron Age, when Israel and Judah ruled Canaan, the kingdoms of Ammon, Moab and Edom ruled east of …

  7. Who Is the Queen of Sheba in the Bible? - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Aug 24, 2025 · Who is the Queen of Sheba? In the Bible we are introduced to an unnamed queen from the land of Sheba who travels to Jerusalem to meet King Solomon (see 1 Kings 10; 2 Chronicles 9). …

  8. How Bad Was the Babylonian Exile? - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Aug 1, 2025 · The Babylonian Exile that resulted from King Nebuchadnezzar’s capture of Jerusalem has been portrayed with the Judahites lamenting their circumstances.

  9. Seminar at Sea 2026 - Biblical Archaeology Society

    In addition to introducing Jordan’s biblical geography, this seminar will highlight the latest archaeological discoveries from “across the Jordan” that shed new light on the Patriarchal and Exodus traditions, …

  10. First Person: Banning Ba’al - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Apr 4, 2016 · Tags: ada yardeni ammon ancient cultures ancient egyptians ancient inscription archaeological Archaeology archaeology review archaeology sites artifacts and the bible beth shean …