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Ummah <ref name="term_9225" /> | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_75384" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' um´a ''''' ( עמּה , <i> ''''' ‛ummāh ''''' </i> ; Ἀρχάβ , <i> ''''' Archób ''''' </i> , Ἀμμά , <i> ''''' Ammá ''''' </i> ): One of the cities allotted to the tribe of [[Asher]] ( Joshua 19:30 ). By a slight emendation of the text it would read Acco, the name of the place subsequently known as Ptolemais, the modern <i> '''''‛Akkā''''' </i> . This emendation is generally adopted by scholars, although it is at best a conjecture. No other identification is yet possible. </p> | <p> '''Um'mah.''' ''(union).'' One of the cities of the allotment of Asher. In Joshua 10:30 only. Probably '''Alma'' , in the highlands of the coast, about five miles east-northeast of ''Ras en-Nakhura'' . </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54610" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> [[Ummah]] </strong> . An [[Asherite]] city ( Joshua 19:30 ), probably a slip, owing to resemblance of Heb. letters <em> m </em> and <em> k </em> , for <strong> [[Acco]] </strong> (Ptolemais). </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_69192" /> == | |||
<p> City in Asher. Joshua 19:30 . Identified by some with <i> [[Alma]] </i> <i> esh Shaub </i> , 33 7' [[N,]] 35 11' [[E.]] </p> | |||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_37895" /> == | |||
<p> [[A]] city of Asher's allotment ( Joshua 19:30). Now Almu, according to Thomson, in the highlands on the coast. </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44468" /> == | |||
Joshua 19:30 | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33900" /> == | |||
Joshua 19:30 | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_64358" /> == | |||
<p> (Heb. Ummah', עֻמָּה, ''union,'' as often; Sept. Ἀμμά v.r. Ἀρχώβ or Ἀρχόβ,Vulg. — ''Almma'' ), a town of the tribe of Asher, mentioned between [[Achzib]] and [[Aphek]] ( Joshua 19:30). Its site was evidently unknown to [[Eusebius]] and [[Jerome]] (''Onomast.'' s.v. "Amma"). Dr. Thomson suggests (''Bibliotheca Sacra,'' 1855,' p. 822) that it may be the modern village ''Aolam,'' situated on the coast about five miles [[E.N.E.]] of Ras en-Nakurahi and described by him as a large ruin with excellent water and fig- trees.(Land ''and Book,'' 2, 156). The ''Kefr Ammieih'' suggested by Keil (''Comment.'' ad loc.) is quite beyond the boundaries of the tribe. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_9225" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' um´a ''''' ( עמּה , <i> ''''' ‛ummāh ''''' </i> ; Ἀρχάβ , <i> ''''' Archób ''''' </i> , Ἀμμά , <i> ''''' Ammá ''''' </i> ): One of the cities allotted to the tribe of [[Asher]] ( Joshua 19:30 ). By a slight emendation of the text it would read Acco, the name of the place subsequently known as Ptolemais, the modern <i> '''''‛Akkā''''' </i> . This emendation is generally adopted by scholars, although it is at best a conjecture. No other identification is yet possible. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_75384"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/ummah Ummah from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_54610"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/ummah Ummah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_69192"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/ummah Ummah from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_37895"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/ummah Ummah from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_44468"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/ummah Ummah from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_33900"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/ummah Ummah from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_64358"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/ummah Ummah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_9225"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/ummah Ummah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_9225"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/ummah Ummah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 22:17, 12 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Um'mah.' (union). One of the cities of the allotment of Asher. In Joshua 10:30 only. Probably Alma , in the highlands of the coast, about five miles east-northeast of Ras en-Nakhura .
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Ummah . An Asherite city ( Joshua 19:30 ), probably a slip, owing to resemblance of Heb. letters m and k , for Acco (Ptolemais).
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
City in Asher. Joshua 19:30 . Identified by some with Alma esh Shaub , 33 7' N, 35 11' E.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [4]
A city of Asher's allotment ( Joshua 19:30). Now Almu, according to Thomson, in the highlands on the coast.
Holman Bible Dictionary [5]
Joshua 19:30
Easton's Bible Dictionary [6]
Joshua 19:30
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
(Heb. Ummah', עֻמָּה, union, as often; Sept. Ἀμμά v.r. Ἀρχώβ or Ἀρχόβ,Vulg. — Almma ), a town of the tribe of Asher, mentioned between Achzib and Aphek ( Joshua 19:30). Its site was evidently unknown to Eusebius and Jerome (Onomast. s.v. "Amma"). Dr. Thomson suggests (Bibliotheca Sacra, 1855,' p. 822) that it may be the modern village Aolam, situated on the coast about five miles E.N.E. of Ras en-Nakurahi and described by him as a large ruin with excellent water and fig- trees.(Land and Book, 2, 156). The Kefr Ammieih suggested by Keil (Comment. ad loc.) is quite beyond the boundaries of the tribe.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
um´a ( עמּה , ‛ummāh ; Ἀρχάβ , Archób , Ἀμμά , Ammá ): One of the cities allotted to the tribe of Asher ( Joshua 19:30 ). By a slight emendation of the text it would read Acco, the name of the place subsequently known as Ptolemais, the modern ‛Akkā . This emendation is generally adopted by scholars, although it is at best a conjecture. No other identification is yet possible.
References
- ↑ Ummah from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ummah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Ummah from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ummah from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ummah from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ummah from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ummah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Ummah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
