Land of the Ammonites was east of the Dead Sea between the Arnon on the south to the Jabbok on the north (Num. 21:24; Deut. 2:19-20). People called Ammonites from their ancestor Ben-Ammi (Gen. 19:38). Nomadic, idolatrous, incursive and cruel (1 Sam. 11:1-3; Amos 1:13; Judg. 10:6). Reduced to servitude by David (2 Sam. 12:26-31). Denounced by Jeremiah and Ezekiel (Jer. 49:1-6; Ezek. 25:2-10).