The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Ammon

Jordan


View Larger MapDescription of institution: Ammon was a Semitic kingdom from the Bronze Age period occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan. The chief city of the country was Rabbah or Rabbath Ammon, site of the modern city of Amman, Jordan's capital. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammon