Who are the present-day Moabites and Ammonites?

Who are the present-day Moabites and Ammonites?

The Moabites and Ammonites were ancient Semitic peoples who lived in the areas that are now modern-day Jordan [1]. Here is some information about the Moabites and Ammonites:

Moabites:

• The Moabites were descended from Moab, the son of Lot and one of his daughters [2].
• They originally shared ancestry with the people of Israel but had different beliefs and worshipped a god called Chemosh [2].
• The Moabite people were often at war with the Israelites due to their differing beliefs [2].
• Ruth, a Moabite woman, is mentioned in the Bible and has a genealogical connection with Jesus [2].
• The original Moabite tribe no longer exists as they were conquered by the Babylonians in 583 BC [2].
• The land of Moab is now known as the country of Jordan, but the modern-day Jordanians share no similarities to the Moabites as the majority of the people living in Jordan are Muslim [2].

Ammonites:

• The Ammonites were descendants of Ammon, the son of Lot and another one of his daughters [2].
• Like the Moabites, they were often in conflict with Israel [1].
• The Ammonites are mentioned in the Bible as one of the nations that opposed the Israelites [1].
• The fate of the Ammonites is not explicitly mentioned in historical records, but they likely assimilated into other cultures over time [1].

Learn more:

1. Who are the Moabites today and the Ammonites? - Quora
2. Who Are the Moabites Today? - Answers About Jesus and the Holy Land - Artza
3. cultural analysis - Ammonites, Amorites, Amalekites, Moabites, Edomites, ... how many peoples were there? - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange