Who Were the Ammonites?

There is a group of people called the Ammonites who are frequently mentioned in the Old Testament section of the Bible. But who are they? And why are they referred to in the Bible? According to the Biblical account, the origin of the Ammonites happened after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the two sin-cities in the Dead Sea region that were destroyed by fire. The Bible patriarch, Abraham had a nephew named Lot who lived in Sodom and escaped to the hills when the city was destroyed.

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In Genesis 19:37-38, we read the account of how the two sons of Lot, Moab and Ben Ammi, were born as a result of incestuous relations between Lot and his two daughters. Ben-Ammi, meaning ‘son of my people’ became the father of the Ammonites. Now the Ammonites were a nomadic people who lived in the region of modern-day Jordan. Even the capital city of Jordan, Amman reflects the name of this ancient nation. The Ammonites had a complicated and negative relationship with Israel and were generally viewed as an enemy of Israel.

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