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The '''Ammonites''' (Hebrew '''עַמּוֹן''') were  people living east of the [[Jordan River]] who according to [[Genesis]] were descended from [[Abraham]]'s nephew [[Lot]] (Gen 19:38). The main kingdom was east of [[Gilead]]. While the ancient [[Hebrews]] regarded the Ammonites as closely related, the two groups were frequently at war and conflict with the Ammonites was one reason the Hebrews decided to form a unified kingship under [[Saul]] (See 1 Samuel 11 and 12).

It is not clear what happened to the Ammonites although comments by [[Justin Martyr]] indicate that some group identified as Ammonites existed until as late as the first century A.D.

==External links==
*[https://www.gotquestions.org/Ammonites.html Who were the Ammonites?], at [[GotQuestions]].

[[Category:Biblical Peoples]]