The Citadel in Amman

The children of Ammon or Ammonites are the descendants of Benammi, one of the sons of Lot  The Ammonites went northeast of Sodom and settled in the hills in the area now known as Amman.

The land of the Ammonites was important in the time of Moses because the Lord warned Moses to turn away from the land of the children of Ammon.  The reason for this was (1) it was a land given to the descendants of Lot as an inheritance and (2) there were reported to be giants living in the land.  That's a frightening thought.  The steep hills of Amman suggest that it would be a city that would be difficult to invade. Rock towers still in existence around modern Amman were part of a warning system for the city.

Today the area known as the Citadel sits on the highest hill in Amman.  The Citadel was built in the Bronze Age and was a fortress for thousands of years.

Look closely--on the far right in this picture are the fingers of a stone hand of Hercules.

How did they get that stone way up there?

 Sweeping views of the city of Amman on all sides.

All the buildings look the same to us.

The old and the new of Amman