Difference between revisions of "Ammah"
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== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30442" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30442" /> == | ||
2 Samuel 2:24 | |||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34484" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34484" /> == | ||
<p> A hill facing [[Giah]] by way of the wilderness of Gibeon, where [[Joab]] ceased pursuing [[Abner]] after Asahel's death ( | <p> A hill facing [[Giah]] by way of the wilderness of Gibeon, where [[Joab]] ceased pursuing [[Abner]] after Asahel's death (2 Samuel 2:24). [[Vulgate]] mentions a watercourse near, and Robinson describes an excavated fountain under the high rock near Gibeon. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38455" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38455" /> == | ||
2 Samuel 2:24 | |||
== Hitchcock's Bible Names <ref name="term_44932" /> == | == Hitchcock's Bible Names <ref name="term_44932" /> == | ||
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49353" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49353" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> AMMAH </strong> ( | <p> <strong> AMMAH </strong> ( 2 Samuel 2:24 only). A hill near Giah, in the wilderness of Gibeon. [[Site]] unknown. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64706" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64706" /> == | ||
<p> [[Hill]] to which [[Joab]] pursued [[Abner]] and Abishai, it was 'before [[Giah]] by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.' | <p> [[Hill]] to which [[Joab]] pursued [[Abner]] and Abishai, it was 'before [[Giah]] by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.' 2 Samuel 2:24 . </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71010" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71010" /> == | ||
<p | <p> Am'mah. (head). The hill of Ammah. A hill facing [[Giah]] by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon, named as the point to which [[Joab]] pursued [[Abner]] 2 Samuel 2:24. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_780" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_780" /> == | ||
<p> '''''am´a''''' ( | <p> '''''am´a''''' ( אמּה , <i> ''''''ammāh''''' </i> , "mother" or "beginning"): A hill in the territory of [[Benjamin]] (2 Samuel 2:24 ), where [[Joab]] and [[Abishai]] halted at nightfall in their pursuit of [[Abner]] and his forces after their victory over him in the battle of Gibeon. It "lieth before [[Giah]] by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon"; but the exact location has not been identified. The same [[Hebrew]] word appears as the second part of Metheg-ammah in 2 Samuel 8:1 the King James Version, but rendered "mother city" in the [[Revised]] [[Version]] (British and American), probably however not the same place as in 2 Samuel 2:24 . </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_19620" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_19620" /> == | ||
<p> (Hebrew Ammah', | <p> (Hebrew Ammah', אִמָּה, a cubit, as often;. Sept. Ἀμμά v. r. Ἀμμάν ), a hill "that lieth before [[Giah]] by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon:" the sun went down as [[Joab]] and [[Abishai]] reached this place in pursuit of [[Abner]] </p> <p> (2 Samuel 2:24). The description appears to indicate some eminence immediately east of [[Gibeon]] (q.v.). [[Josephus]] (Ant. 7, 1, 3) renders, "a place called Ammata" (τόπος τις, ὃν Ἀμμάταν καλοῦσι ); compare the Amta (אִמְתָּא ) of Jonathan's Targum. Both [[Symmachus]] (νάπη ) and [[Theodotion]] (ὑδραγωγός ) agree with the [[Vulgate]] in an allusion to some water-course here. It is possibly to the "excavated fountain" "under the high rock," described as near Gibeon (El-Jib) by Robinson (Researches, 2, 136). (See [[Metheg-Ammah]]). </p> <p> (See [[Cubit]]) </p> <p> in [[Egyptian]] mythology, was the name of the [[Gate]] of the Dead, or of Hades, from whence, according to the [[Ritual]] of the Dead, the souls of the deceased went out on their way to heaven. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 21:41, 11 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
2 Samuel 2:24
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
A hill facing Giah by way of the wilderness of Gibeon, where Joab ceased pursuing Abner after Asahel's death (2 Samuel 2:24). Vulgate mentions a watercourse near, and Robinson describes an excavated fountain under the high rock near Gibeon.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
2 Samuel 2:24
Hitchcock's Bible Names [4]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [5]
AMMAH ( 2 Samuel 2:24 only). A hill near Giah, in the wilderness of Gibeon. Site unknown.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [6]
Hill to which Joab pursued Abner and Abishai, it was 'before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.' 2 Samuel 2:24 .
Smith's Bible Dictionary [7]
Am'mah. (head). The hill of Ammah. A hill facing Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon, named as the point to which Joab pursued Abner 2 Samuel 2:24.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
am´a ( אמּה , 'ammāh , "mother" or "beginning"): A hill in the territory of Benjamin (2 Samuel 2:24 ), where Joab and Abishai halted at nightfall in their pursuit of Abner and his forces after their victory over him in the battle of Gibeon. It "lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon"; but the exact location has not been identified. The same Hebrew word appears as the second part of Metheg-ammah in 2 Samuel 8:1 the King James Version, but rendered "mother city" in the Revised Version (British and American), probably however not the same place as in 2 Samuel 2:24 .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [9]
(Hebrew Ammah', אִמָּה, a cubit, as often;. Sept. Ἀμμά v. r. Ἀμμάν ), a hill "that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon:" the sun went down as Joab and Abishai reached this place in pursuit of Abner
(2 Samuel 2:24). The description appears to indicate some eminence immediately east of Gibeon (q.v.). Josephus (Ant. 7, 1, 3) renders, "a place called Ammata" (τόπος τις, ὃν Ἀμμάταν καλοῦσι ); compare the Amta (אִמְתָּא ) of Jonathan's Targum. Both Symmachus (νάπη ) and Theodotion (ὑδραγωγός ) agree with the Vulgate in an allusion to some water-course here. It is possibly to the "excavated fountain" "under the high rock," described as near Gibeon (El-Jib) by Robinson (Researches, 2, 136). (See Metheg-Ammah).
(See Cubit)
in Egyptian mythology, was the name of the Gate of the Dead, or of Hades, from whence, according to the Ritual of the Dead, the souls of the deceased went out on their way to heaven.
References
- ↑ Ammah from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ammah from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ammah from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ammah from Hitchcock's Bible Names
- ↑ Ammah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Ammah from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ammah from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ammah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Ammah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
