Ammah
Ammah, a hill near Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
The name Ammah means “my, or his, people”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at 2 Samuel 2:24; only referred to as Ammah (אַמָּה).
Location
- Identified as
- in the region east of Gibeon
- Certainty
- Likely (68% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 31.841° N, 35.280° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- אַמָּהAmmah
Mentions
- 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.