- Ammonite:
- These nations were subjected for their impiety, wickedness, and enmity to Israel ("Becauseª¹ they¹ metª° you not¹ with breadª and with waterª in the way,ª when ye came forthª° out of Egypt;ª¹ and because¹ they hiredª° against¹ thee¹ Balaamª the sonª of Beorª of Pethorª¹ of Mesopotamia,ª to curseª° thee." {Deu 23:4} and "Nevertheless the LORDª thy Godª wouldª° not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ Balaam;ª but the LORDª thy Godª turnedª°¹ the curseª into a blessingª unto thee, because¹ the LORDª thy Godª lovedª° thee." {Deu 23:5}), to peculiar disgrace; and on this account were not permitted to hold any office among the Israelites. This did not, however, disqualify them from becoming proselytes; for Ruth, who was a Moabitess, was married to Boaz, and became one of the progenitors of our Lord. "And the kinsmanª° said,ª° I cannotª°¹ redeemª° [it] for myself, lest¹ I marª°¹ mine own inheritance:ª redeemª° thou¹¹ my rightª to thyself; for¹ I cannotª°¹ redeemª° [it]." {Rth 4:6} + "Moreover¹¹ Ruthª the Moabitess,ª the wifeª of Mahlon,ª have I purchasedª° to be my wife,ª to raise upª° the nameª of the deadª° upon¹ his inheritance,ª that the nameª of the deadª° be not¹ cut offª° from amongª¹ his brethren,ª and from the gateª¹ of his place:ª ye¹ [are] witnessesª this day.ª ... And Obedª begatª°¹ Jesse,ª and Jesseª begatª°¹ David.ª" {Rth 4:10-22} + "Now Tobiahª the Ammoniteª [was] by¹ him,² and he said,ª° Even¹ that which¹ they¹ build,ª° if¹ a foxª go up,ª° he shall even break downª° their stoneª wall.ª" {Neh 4:3} + "But it came to pass,¹ [that] when¹ Sanballat,ª and Tobiah,ª and the Arabians,ª and the Ammonites,ª and the Ashdodites,ª heardª° that¹ the wallsª of Jerusalemª were made up,ªª° [and] that¹ the breachesª° beganª° to be stopped,ª° then they were veryª wroth,ª°" {Neh 4:7} + "On that¹ dayª they readª° in the bookª of Mosesª in the audienceª of the people;ª and therein was foundª° written,ª° that¹ the Ammoniteª and the Moabiteª should not¹ comeª° into the congregationª of Godª for² ever;ª¹ ... Because¹ they metª° not¹¹ the childrenª of Israelª with breadª and with water,ª but hiredª°¹ Balaamª against¹ them, that he should curseª° them: howbeit our Godª turnedª° the curseª into a blessing.ª" {Neh 13:1-2} + "In those¹ daysª also¹ sawª° I¹ Jewsª [that] had marriedª° wivesª of Ashdod,ª of Ammon,ª [and] of Moab:ª" {Neh 13:23} + "Neither¹ let the sonª of the stranger,ª that hath joined²° himself¹ to¹ the LORD,ª speak,ª° saying,ª° The LORDª hath utterly²° separatedª° me from¹¹ his people:ª neither¹ let the eunuchª say,ª° Behold,¹ I¹ [am] a dryª tree.ª" {Isa 56:3}
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