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Ammon or Ammonites (Hebrew: עַמּוֹן, Standard ʻAmmon Tiberian ʻAmmôn ; "People"), also referred to in the Bible as the "children of Ammon," were a people (also known from Assyrian and other records) living east of the Jordan river whose origin the Old Testament traces to Lot, the nephew of the patriarch Abraham, as with the Moabites. The Ammonites were regarded by Hebrews as close relatives of the Israelites and Edomites.
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Virginia, USA
