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Ammon (Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ʻAmān; Hebrew: עַמּוֹן ʻAmmōn; Arabic: عمّون, romanized: ʻAmmūn) was an ancient Semitic-speaking kingdom occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan.
Jupiter Ammon, depicted in a terracotta fragment. A fossil ammonite, showing its horn-like spiral. Ammon, eventually Amon-Ra, was a deity in the Egyptian pantheon whose popularity grew over the years, until growing into a monotheistic religion in a way similar to the proposal that the Judeo-Christian-Islamic deity evolved out of the Ancient Semitic pantheon. [2]
The following is a list of rulers currently known from the history of the ancient Levantine kingdom Ammon. Ammon was originally ruled by a king, called the "king of the children of Ammon" (Ammonite: 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤍 maleḵ banīʿAmān; Hebrew: מֶלֶךְ בְּנֵי עַמֹּון meleḵ bənē-ʿAmmōn).
David Charles Ammon Hillman was born to Baptist parents in Tucson, Arizona. By the time Hillman was 17, he was teaching Sunday school and preaching at a mission, as well as studying Koine Greek and Latin. He completed an undergraduate degree in classics at the University of Arizona, and spent three months at the Dallas Theological Seminary.
Ammon Edward Bundy (born September 1, 1975) [2] [3] is an American anti-government militant [4] [5] and activist [6] who led the 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] He is the son of rancher Cliven Bundy , who was the central figure in the 2014 Bundy standoff in Nevada regarding unpaid grazing ...
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Ammon Bundy (born 1975), American militant and activist; Ammon Hennacy (1893–1970), an American pacifist; Ammon Matuauto (born 1986), New Zealand rugby player; Ammon McNeely (1970–2023), American rock climber; Ammon Shea, American writer; Ammon M. Tenney (1844–1925), American missionary and colonizer; Ammon Wrigley (1861–1946), English poet
Amman derives its name from the ancient people of the Ammonites, whose capital the city had been since the 13th century BC.The Ammonites named it Rabat ʿAmmān (𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍), [5] with the term Rabat meaning the "Capital" or the "King's Quarters".