Amo 1:13 | TNotes | STEP | 1:13 Israel regarded the people of Ammon as kin who also betrayed them. The Ammonites (like the Moabites, 2:1 ) were descendants of Lot, Abraham’s nephew (Gen 19:37-38 ). Ammon had been a constant threat to Gilead (see Judg 10:7-9 ). • In ancient times, conquering armies commonly ripped open pregnant women (2 Kgs 8:12 ; 15:16 ; Hos 13:16 ); they also raped the women and slaughtered the children of the towns they seized (Isa 13:16 , 18 ; Lam 5:11 ; Hos 10:14 ; 13:16 ; Nah 3:10 ; Zech 14:2 ).

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cGen 19:37-38►

dJudg 10:7-9►

e2 Kgs 8:12►

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jLam 5:11►

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mNah 3:10►

nZech 14:2►

‏ Amos 1:13

1:13 ^a Israel regarded the people of Ammon as kin who also betrayed them. The Ammonites (like the Moabites, 2:1 ^b) were descendants of Lot, Abraham’s nephew (Gen 19:37-38 ^c). Ammon had been a constant threat to Gilead (see Judg 10:7-9 ^d).

• In ancient times, conquering armies commonly ripped open pregnant women (2 Kgs 8:12 ^e; 15:16 ^f; Hos 13:16 ^g); they also raped the women and slaughtered the children of the towns they seized (Isa 13:16 ^h, 18 ⁱ; Lam 5:11 ^j; Hos 10:14 ^k; 13:16 ^l; Nah 3:10 ^m; Zech 14:2 ⁿ).