biblical finds: the Ammonites Ostraca by ric Gustafson
In Genesis 19, Lot is visited by two angels. He is told that Sodom and Gomorrah was going to be destroyed. Lot, his wife and daughters flee to nearby Zoar. There were many wars between the Ammonites and the Israelites. This feud continued through Saul and King David.
One expedition to Tell Hesban Jordan revealed potsherds from the Ammonite period of 586 BC. Frank Cross confirmed the potsherds as being authentic.
Amman is still the name of the capital of Jordan.
research help: ' Etched in Stone' by Lisette Bassett Brody
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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