A hill near Gibeon, where Joab pursued Abner.
Ammah
Named in 1 verse of 2 Samuel, first in 2 Samuel 2:24.
אַמָּהAmmah
The name means “my, or his, people.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Ammah Written by AI
Ammah is mentioned in 2Sa.2.24 as a hill located near Giah, on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon. The context is the pursuit of Abner, the commander of Saul's army, by Joab and Abishai, who were commanders in David's army. After a battle at Gibeon, Abner and his men fled, with Joab and Abishai in pursuit. The verse states that Joab and Abishai reached the hill of Ammah as the sun was setting. The exact location of Ammah is not specified, but it was likely situated in the region of Gibeon, a short distance northwest of Jerusalem. The hill of Ammah may have been a prominent landmark or a strategic vantage point in the area. Apart from this single mention in the narrative of the conflict between David's and Saul's forces, no other information about Ammah is provided in the Bible. Its inclusion in the text serves to provide a geographical reference point for the pursuit and to emphasize the distance covered by Joab and Abishai in their attempt to capture Abner.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
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.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
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Where the Bible names it
- 2 Samuel 2:24
But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.