siege of Rabbah
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The siege of Rabbah was a biblical military campaign in which King David’s forces besieged the Ammonite capital of Rabbah, a setting notably associated with the story of Uriah the Hittite.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| siege of Rabbah canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical event
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military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Ammonites were put to forced labor according to the biblical account
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David took the Ammonite crown ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Bathsheba
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Joab NERFINISHED ⓘ King David NERFINISHED ⓘ Uriah the Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalBookChapter |
1 Chronicles 20
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2 Samuel 11 ⓘ 2 Samuel 12 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Ammonite defenders of Rabbah
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forces of King David ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Joab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Ammonites
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Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedEvent |
David’s confrontation by the prophet Nathan
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David’s sending of Uriah to the front lines ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Iron Age Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
First Book of Chronicles
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Second Book of Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfSources | historical narrative ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Rabbah
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capital of the Ammonites ⓘ |
| modernLocationApproximation | vicinity of modern Amman, Jordan ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
background for David’s adultery with Bathsheba
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setting for the arranged death of Uriah the Hittite ⓘ |
| partOf | Davidic wars against the Ammonites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySourceType | Hebrew Bible account ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| result |
Israelite victory
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capture of Rabbah ⓘ defeat of the Ammonites ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | part of the Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | capture of the Ammonite capital ⓘ |
| theme |
royal warfare
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sin and judgment in the David narrative ⓘ |
| timePeriod | reign of King David ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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