Ammon
Kingdom of Ammon 𐤏𐤌𐤍 | |||||||
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| c. 11th 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 | ||||||
• ~ 1100 BC | Getal | ||||||
• 740–720 BC | Sanipu | ||||||
• 680–640 BC | Amminadab I | ||||||
| Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||
• Kingdom of Ammon flourishes | 11th 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 | ||||||
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| Emirate and mandate |
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Ammon (/ˈæmən/; 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.