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Ammon, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) AmmonAmmonămˈən [key], in the Bible, people living E of the Dead Sea. Their capital was Rabbath-Ammon, the present-day Amman (Jordan). Their god was Milcom, to whom Solomon built an…

Hula, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Hula, Lake, or Lake HulehHula, Lake,both: h&oomacr;ˈlā [key], Arabic Bahr al Hulah, near sea-level lake formed by a natural dam of basalt, NE Israel; the Jordan River exits from…

Ed

(Encyclopedia) Ed, in the Bible, name of an altar raised on the left bank of the Jordan.

Nebo, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Nebo, Mount, 2,625 ft (800 m) high, N Jordan. In the Bible, Moses viewed the Promised Land from there before his death.

Akaba

(Encyclopedia) Akaba: see Aqaba, Jordan.

Krak

(Encyclopedia) Krak: see Al Karak, Jordan.

Jabbok

(Encyclopedia) Jabbok, river, Jordan: see Zarqa.

Zerka

(Encyclopedia) Zerka, river, Jordan: see Zarqa.

Rabbah

(Encyclopedia) Rabbah or Rabbath: see Amman, Jordan.