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Ammah in the Bible.

Ammah is a hill in the Bible, about 8 km (5 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, 2 Samuel 2:24.

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About Ammah.

A cubit, the name of a hill which Joab and Abishai reached as the sun went down, when they were in pursuit of Abner (2 Sam. 2:24). It lay to the east of Gibeon.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Ammah.

Abishai 1Abner 1Joab 1

Near Ammah.

The verse that names Ammah.

2 Samuel 1

  • 2 Samuel 2:24Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

Questions about Ammah.

Where is Ammah in the Bible?

Ammah is a hill about 8 km (5 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Ammah named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Ammah in 1 verse, in 1 book.

Which people are named with Ammah in the Bible?

The verses that name Ammah also name Abishai, Abner and Joab.

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