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Smith's Bible Dictionary
more properly THE Syrtis, The, (Acts 27:17) the broad a deep bight on the north African coast
between Carthage and Cyrene. There were properly two Syrtes—the eastern or larger, now called
the Gulf of Sidra, and the western or smaller, now the Gulf of Cabes . It is the former to which our
attention is directed in this passage of the Acts.
Quiver
a box made for the purpose of holding arrows. (Genesis 27:3) There is nothing in the Bible to
indicate either its form or material, or in what way it was carried.
Raamah
(horse’s mane), a son of Cush and father of the Cushite Sheba and Dedan. (Genesis 10:7) (B.C.
after 2513.) The tribe of Raamah became afterward renowned as traders. (Ezekiel 27:22) They
were settled on the Persian Gulf.
Raamiah
(thunder of Jehovah), one of the chiefs who returned with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 7:7) In (Ezra
2:2) he is called Reelaiah. (B.C. 445.)
Raamses
(Exodus 1:11) [Rameses, Or Raamses]
Rabbah
(great).
•A very strong place on the east of the Jordan, and the chief city of the Ammonites. In five
passages— (3:11; 2 Samuel 12:26; 17:27; Jeremiah 49:2; Ezekiel 21:20)—it is styled at length
Rabbath of the Ammonites, or the children of Ammon; but elsewhere, (Joshua 13:25; 2 Samuel
11:1; 12:27,29; 1 Chronicles 20:1; Jeremiah 49:3) simply Rabbah. When first named it is mentioned
as containing the bed or sarcophagus of the giant Og. (3:11) David sent Joab to besiege Rabbah.
(2 Samuel 11:1,17) etc. Joab succeeded in capturing a portion of the place—the “city of waters,”
that is, the lower town so called from its containing the perennial stream which rises in and still
flows through it. The citadel still remained to be taken, but this was secured shortly after David’s
arrival. (2 Samuel 12:26-31) Long after, at the date of the invasion of Nebuchadnezzar, (Jeremiah
49:2,3) it had walls and palaces. It is named in such terms as to imply that it was of equal importance
with Jerusalem. (Ezekiel 21:20) From Ptolemy Philadelphus (B.C. 285-247) it received the name
of Philadelphia. It was one of the cities of the Decapolis, and became the seat of a Christian bishop.
Its ruins, which are considerable are found at Ammon about 22 miles from the Jordan. It lies in a
valley which is a branch, or perhaps the main course, of the Wady Zerka usually identified with
the Jabbok. The public buildings are said to be Roman, except the citadel, which is described as
of large square stones put together without cement, and which is probably more ancient than the
rest.
•A city of Judah named with Kirjath-jearim in (Joshua 15:60) only. No trace of its existence has
yet been discovered.
Rabbath Of The Children Of Ammon
and Rabbath of the Ammonites, [See RABBATH]
Rabbathmoab
[Ar]
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William Smith