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The king of the Ammonites claims land
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The envoys of Jephthah ask the king of the Ammonites why he attacks them on their own ground. The king answers that the territory from the Arnon to the Jabbok and the Jordan belongs to him and must therefore be returned to him without a fight (Judges 11:12-28).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe koning van de Ammonieten eist land op. 1643. Nicolaes Ryckmans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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