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Biblical place

Where was Ammah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with east of Gibeon.

First appears in 2 Samuel 2:24 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A cubit, the name of a hill which Joab and Abishai reached as the sun went down, when they were in pursuit of Abner (2 Sam. 2:24). It lay to the east of Gibeon.

Ammah is represented in the local geography layer as east of Gibeon. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 2:24 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 28 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Ammah today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Ammah refers to a wider biblical landscape rather than a single modern destination, so the marker is an orientation point inside the broader region.

Ammah is treated here as a wider landscape centered on this study point.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

east of Gibeon

in the region east of Gibeon

31.841°N · 35.280°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention