Ammonite Deity Sculptures


Ammonite sculpture of a deity was found at Rabbat Ammon.
8th-7th centuries B.C. M. Dayan Collection (Israel Museum)

 


Ammonite sculpture of a deity was found at Rabbat Ammon.
8th-7th centuries B.C. M. Dayan Collection (Israel Museum)

The Ammonites (sons of Ammon) according to the Bible originated because of an incestuous relationship between Lot (Abraham's nephew) and his younger daughter (Gen 19:38). Archaeology reveals that the Ammonites dwelt east of the Jordan River and settled there at the beginning of the 13th century B.C.


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