Who are the ammonites today?

He is the father of the Ammonites to this day” (Gen. 19:37–38). - Genesis 19:37–38 Moses concludes the account of Sodom and Gomorrah’s destruction in today’s passage, telling us that Lot fathered the Moabites and the Ammonites by his daughters (Gen. 19:37–38). read more

The Ammonites occupied the northern Central Trans-Jordanian Plateau from the latter part of the second millennium BC to at least the second century CE. Ammon maintained its independence from the Assyrian empire through tribute to the Assyrian king, at a time when nearby kingdoms were being raided or conquered. read more

Tobiah the Ammonite (Nehemiah 2:19) was possibly a governor of the region under Persian rule, but the inhabitants were a mix of Ammonites, Arabs, and others. By New Testament times, Jews had settled in the area, and it was known as Perea. read more