How to Pronounce Rabbah

What does Rabbah mean?

Rabbah means “great; powerful; contentious”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Rabbah?

Or Rab’bath, great. (1.) “Rabbath of the children of Ammon,” the chief city of the Ammonites, among the eastern hills, some 20 miles east of the Jordan, on the southern of the two streams which united with the Jabbok. Here the bedstead of Og was preserved (Deut. 3:11), perhaps as a trophy of some victory gained by the Ammonites over the king of Bashan. After David had subdued all their allies in a great war, he sent Joab with a strong force to take their city. For two years it held out against its assailants. It was while his army was engaged in this protracted siege that David was guilty of that deed of shame which left a blot on his character and cast a gloom over the rest of his life.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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