Ammah
אַמָּה/AM-uh/
“Mother, beginning, or cubit”
Summary
A hill east of Gibeon where Joab and Abishai halted at sunset during their pursuit of Abner after the battle of Gibeon.
☩Location and Context
Ammah was a hill located in the territory of Benjamin, described as lying "before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon." The sun set as Joab and Abishai reached this place while pursuing Abner and his forces after defeating them in the battle of Gibeon. The exact location has not been identified with certainty, though it appears to indicate an eminence immediately east of Gibeon, possibly near an excavated fountain under a high rock in that area.
Key verses:2 Samuel 2:24
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ammah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Ammah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.George Morrish, "Ammah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).