In addition to demonstrating how evil can be reborn, the purpose of this story could be to introduce the origins of the moabites and ammonites and to point out that they originated from a despicable, sinful act. Bible verses about moabites 18 passages king james. Ammon, ammonites encyclopedia of the bible bible gateway. The moabites dwelt on the east side of the dead sea, and they were a constant thorn in israels side throughout old testament history. Ammon maintained its independence from the neoassyrian empire through tribute to the assyrian king, at a time when nearby kingdoms were being raided or conquered. And moab said unto the elders of midian, now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. Thus both the daughters of lot were with child by their father. January, 1995 this is the second in the broadcaster series on the nations of the bible. The moabites were a tribe of people who descended from moab, one of the sons of lot, the nephew of abraham genesis 19. Moabite history begins with an ethnic joke that goes back to lots incestuous relations with his daughters, implying that the similarity in hebrew between moabi moabite and meabi from my father. Moabites amazing bible timeline with world history.
The ammonites emerged east of the jordan at about the same time as the israelites appeared as a people west of the jordan. Before we consider the history of these two nations, let us look at an important lesson the original readers of genesis were to learn from sodoms end. Although the moabites refused passage to the israelites, moab did not fight against israel while they were neighbors for more than 300 years in fact, deut. The ancient moabites background bible study bible history. Why are the ammonites excluded instead of the midianites in nehemiah. Moabite, member of a westsemitic people who lived in the highlands east of the dead sea now in westcentral jordan and flourished in the 9th century bc. The country of moab was the source of numerous natural resources, including limestone, salt and balsam from the dead sea region. From zoar, the cradle of this tribe, on the southeastern border of the dead sea, they gradually spread over the region on the east of jordan. Apr 09, 2020 the ammonites, descendants of benammi, were a nomadic people who lived in the territory of modernday jordan, and the name of the capital city, amman, reflects the name of those ancient inhabitants. The ammonites were driven from the rich lands near the jordan and retreated to the mountains and valleys to the east. We must not help ammonites, nor moabites, to be in peace, nor prosperous. They occupied the fertile district east of the dead sea, and south of the territory of the ammonites.
According to a book called the book of judges, ammonites were in great company of eglon who is known as the king of all moabites fighting against israel. Lots incestuous relationship with his daughters genesis. The progenitors of the moabites and the ammonites, lots daughters become impregnated by their father, bearing two sons, after believing the rest of humanity destroyed. In the hebrew bible, the relationship between israel and moab is an enigma. The moabites were descendants of abrahams brother, lot, who was removed from sodom along with his two daughters before its sudden destruction genesis 19. God gave such great signals by thunder and lightning, and the descent of hail. Believing that the fiery leveling of sodom and gomorrah had likely.
As for the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name benammi. Attacks committed by ammonites against the israelite communities located in the eastern part of jordan were actually the reason behind the alliance of tribes that were under saul. Hanun the son nahash, king of ammon, received bad counsel from his advisers and decided to treat davids messengers badly when they visited to give him davids comfort for the death of his father. Their original ancestor was moab who was actually the child of lot and his daughter who committed incest with him because she thought it was the end of the world after having been in the area when sodom and gomorrah were destroyed by fire and brimstone from heaven. Once they had finished off the inhabitants of seir, they helped to destroy each other. In the early history of israel, the ammonites were generally viewed as an enemy of israel.
The ammonites as a people are found on the biblical timeline beginning around 1500 bc. Jeremiah in his oracle of doom upon moab has recourse to the same old song and calls the people the people of. This audience was to read genesis and understand it was the lords will for them to possess the land of canaan. The ammonites, descendants of benammi, were a nomadic people who lived in the territory of modernday jordan, and the name of the capital city, amman, reflects the name of those ancient inhabitants. No ammonite or moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the lord, not even in the tenth generation. Another amorite leader, og, had occupied another part of this land. King james bible king james version kjv search the bible.
In the old testament, the word moab designates 1 a son of lot by his elder daughter genesis 19. Chemosh in the bible encyclopedia isbe bible history. As moab signifies good merely natural, or spurious and adulterated natural good, so ammon signifies truth merely natural, or spurious and adulterated natural. Now when these things had been completed, the princes approached me, saying, the people of israel and the priests and the levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, according to their abominations, those of the canaanites, the hittites, the perizzites, the jebusites, the ammonites, the moabites, the egyptians and the amorites. The text of genesis 19 reports it without much comment, but its point to an israelite reading it would have been clear. It was balak, king of moab, who hired balaam to curse the people of god. Together with their neighborsthe moabites, the edomites and the amorites who also lived west of the jordanthe ammonites loomed large in. The doctrine of moab and ammon topics the sin of the daughters of lot the spiritual victory of ruth, the moabite samuel, saul, moab and ammon david and the moabites and the ammonites the southern judaic kings and moab and ammon the northern kings and moab and ammon the prophets and moab and ammon.
The nation was born out of the incestuous relationship between lots oldest daughter and himself after the destruction of sodom and gomorrah genesis 19. The moabites relations with israelites can be confirmed by the linguistic proof of the moabite or mesha stone. Moab and benammi, brought forth by incest, were a shame in history. Ammonites of the old testament amazing bible timeline with. Like the edomites and ammonites, trade along this route gave them considerable revenue.
When israel came from the land of egypt, you did not allow them to invade these lands. Phil palmer was a scientist at the natural history museum in london until his retirement, and has written extensively on fossil molluses and stratigraphy. As it turns out, moabites and ammonites were to become perennial enemies of. This is a reference to this passage from the book of deuteronomy. Attacks by the ammonites on israelite communities were frequent under saul. Who were the ammonites, moabites and edomites in the bible. The country makes its first appearance in our sources in the book of numbers, note where we read that an amorite leader named sihon occupied a place called hesbon, in the western border zone between the moabites and ammonites. The moabite yoke over benjamin was finally put an end to by aod, the son of gera, who assassinated eglon, moabs king, slaughtered the moabites, and recovered the territory of.
The condition of the moabites may be gathered from isaiah 15. In the time of moses, the fertile plains of the jordan river valley were occupied by the amorites, ammonites and moabites. The ammonites are a group consisting of people originating from abrahams family. Moabites and ammonites while the book of genesis is god s written word to us, it was first given to the nation of israel.
The story of the moabites and ammonites as told by brother dan hurst a couple of years ago. It would seem, however, that they had suffered from the invasions of the amorites, who, under their king sihon, had subdued the northern part of moab as far as the arnon numbers 21. Moab was one of two sons born to lots daughters after they helped him to become drunk and then had children through him, seeing him as their only option to bear children. The moabites were descendants of lot through his daughters. Lots descendants would not be known by his name, but as the moabites and the ammonites. The mesha stela is a moabite royal inscription that is related to the bible and to the history of transjordan. We all must test ourselves to see what kind of seed we are bringing forthishmael, moab, or isaac. Sauls expedition against the nation of the ammonites and victory the assyrians and their forces, he then made you to overcome the ammonites and the. Neale monks is a palaeontologist at the natural history museum in london, and has written a number of papers on the evolution of beteromorph ammonites. The ancient people in the middle east where are they.
According to a book called the book of judges, ammonites were in great company of eglon who is known as the king of. Moab is also made reference to in the 2 meqabyan, a book considered canonical in the ethiopian orthodox tewahedo church. The moabites were a tribe descended from moab, the son of lot, born of an incestuous relationship with his oldest daughter genesis 19. Sometimes a slight distinction only seems to be made between the ammonites and their southern brothers, the moabites. Now when these things had been completed, the princes approached me, saying, the people of israel and the priests and the levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, according to their abominations, those of the canaanites, the hittites, the perizzites, the jebusites, the ammonites, the moabites, the egyptians and. Sanballat the horonite so called either from the place of his birth or residence, which is supposed to have been horonaim, an eminent city of moab. These two nations had a similar birth and history and are often mentioned together as the cause of israels unfaithfulness to the lord. Apr 20, 2012 the ammonites are a group consisting of people originating from abrahams family. Some men came and told jehoshaphat, a great multitude is coming against you from edom, from beyond the sea. Easily see 6017 years of biblical and world history together. The historical territory of the moabites in the bible. In the bible, the moabites are said to have descended from moab, the son of lot and his oldest daughter genesis 19. The ammonites are the japanese people as you know these poeple have been in the earth for dynasties, and are still here today just as the children of isreal are here.
The moabites occupied a vital place along the kings highway, the ancient trade route connecting egypt with mesopotamia, syria, and anatolia. A look at some of the verses that mention this group helps to explain why. For three transgressions of ammon and moab trinity. The moabites are apostrophized in an old hebrew song as the people of chemosh nu 21. A group of people called the ammonites is frequently mentioned in the old testament, but who are they. In the book of judges, the ammonites work with eglon, king of the moabites against israel. In that text, a moabite king named maccabeus joins forces with edom and amalek to attack israel, later repenting of his sins and adopting the israelite religion. They are known to have close connections with the canaanites. Throughout the bible, the ammonites and israelites were enemies. Evidently, the moabites and the edomites were not aware of gods edict because they figured that these 3 million people were a threat to them. They lived peacefully close to their ancestral home in the proximity of zoar after they displaced the emmi. Lots daughters through the use of alcohol take advantage of their father. The doctrine of moab and ammon page 3abundant, but the uplands are almost destitute of flowing water.
Moabites and judges 3 christogenea community forum. We may have some increase, some fruit, but are they ishmaelites, moabites, or isaacs. The story of the moabites and ammoniteshistory lesson of. Why are the men punished for all eternity, and the women go scot free. The national god of the moabites, as baal of the zidonians, or milcom moloch, malcam of the ammonites. Why are the ammonites excluded instead of the midianites in. Aside from that, they are also known as the troublemakers to the israelites based on the old testament. The ammonites occupied the northern central transjordanian plateau from the latter part of the second millennium bc to at least the second century ce. These three groups amorites, ammonites, and moabites were doubtless related in some manner, but precisely how is unknown. For example, the israelites were told they could have tyhe land of moab only as far south as the river arnon, and that the rest must be left for the moabites. And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name moab. Where did the midianites live in relation to israel. In todays passage, davids good intention was misinterpreted and this led to war.
Like the edomites and ammonites, trade along this route gave them. The origin of this nation has been described above, in the history of their brother nation, the moabites, with whom they are almost identical as to spiritual signification. Only isaac, brought forth by gods grace, was used to fulfill the purpose of god. The ancient people in the middle east where are they today. Israel had a long history of troubles interacting with the ammonites and the moabites. The invasion of the amorites created a wedge and separated the two kingdoms of ammon and moab. After these things had been done, the leaders came to me and said, the people of israel, including the priests and the levites, have not kept themselves separate from the neighboring peoples with their detestable practices, like those of the canaanites, hittites, perizzites, jebusites, ammonites, moabites, egyptians and amorites. Their original ancestor was moab who was actually the child of lot and his daughter who committed incest with him because she thought it was the end of the world after having been in the area when sodom and.
For more than 40 years, the biblical archaeology society has partnered with worldrenowned hosts and guides to provide you exceptional educational offerings in the archaeology of the biblical lands and in biblical studies. Ammon settled in the more distant northeast country, moab in the districts nearer to the dead sea. Although the bible offers information about these three iron age kingdoms, recent archaeological discoveries are bringing to light a fuller picture of them. We know scarcely anything of the history of the moabites after the account of their origin in genesis 19 until the time of the exodus. As moab signifies good merely natural, or spurious and adulterated natural good, so ammon signifies truth merely natural, or spurious and adulterated natural truth. Ehrlich persia and the persians by pierre briant arabia and the arabians by david f. God gave to moab and ammon the territory called in ancient times, ar dt. Later that day the book of moses was read aloud so the people could hear it, and a written command was discovered therein permanently prohibiting the ammonites and moabites from coming into the congregation of god. There is no hint that either nation hindered israel in its passage along the.
The history of the moabites is filled with immorality, seduction, lust and incest. Welcome to the youtube video channel for my new book seed of israel. The kingdom of moab stretched north and south of the arnon river with its capital at dibon. The moabites and ammonites were never completely eradicated, although they were weakened and driven from certain lands. After this the moabites and ammonites, and with them some of the meunites, came against jehoshaphat for battle. Ammonites were a diverse group of individuals who lived in the. Together with their neighborsthe moabites, the edomites and the amorites who also lived west of the jordanthe ammonites loomed large in israels consciousness for many centuries. Jul 07, 2012 the story of the moabites and ammonites as told by brother dan hurst a couple of years ago. We read in the bible that the reason the ammonites were punished to be forever forbidden from marrying into the israelite nation a. Apr 19, 2012 moabites were descendants of moab, the son of lot. The latter prophecy was pronounced about ten or twelve years before the.
Moses concludes the account of sodom and gomorrahs destruction in todays passage, telling us that lot fathered the moabites and the ammonites by his daughters gen. Moabs territory was at first of considerable extent, some fifty miles long by thirty broad. The firstborn bore a son, and called his name moab. This includes maps and scripture that presents the history of these. About blb statement of faith history of blb ministry faqs newsletter partnerships permissions contact. The inhabitants supply themselves by means of cisterns, many of which are ancient, but many of those used in ancient times are ruined. These were inhabited by the emims, a gigantic people, whom, however, the moabites succeeded in expelling deut. They are known principally through information given in the old testament and from the inscription on the moabite stone. The moabites were the descendants of moab, the son of lot by his elder daughter.