Rabbah in the Bible
Meaning: great; powerful; contentious
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And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
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the Ammonites » Chief cities of » Rabbah
Rabbah » Also called rabbath » Possessed again by the ammonites; prophesied against
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle
and a violent wind on the day of the storm.
Rabbah » Also called rabbath » Captured by david
So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; he fought against it and captured it. He took the crown from the head of their king, and it was [placed] on David's head. The crown weighed 75 pounds of gold, and it had a precious stone [in it]. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city. He removed the people who were in the city and put [them to work] with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and to labor at brickmaking. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then he and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
Rabbah » Also called rabbath » A city east of the jordan river, originally belonging to the ammonites
Jazer and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites to Aroer, near Rabbah;
Rabbah » A city » A city in the territory of the tribe of judah
Rabbah » Also called rabbath » Bedstead of the giant named og, kept at
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So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; he fought against it and captured it.