Transjordan in the Bible have the wrong ethnicity, but are "within the boundary of the 'pure' geographical location." According to Genesis, (), Ammon and Moab were born to Lot and Lot's younger and elder daughters, respectively, in the aftermath of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The Bible refers to both the Ammonites and Moabites as the "children of Lot". Throughout the Bible, the Ammonites and Israelites are portrayed as mutual antagonists. During the Exodus, the Israelites were prohibited by the Ammonites from passing through their lands (). In the Book of Judges, the Ammonites work with Eglon, king of the Moabites against Israel.
The Story of the Jews (book) The Story of the Jews (book) The Story of the Jews is a book by British historian Simon Schama, which is being published in three volumes. The first volume, entitled "Finding the Words 1000BCE – 1492CE", was published in the United Kingdom by Bodley Head in September 2013. The second volume, entitled "Belonging: The Story of the Jews 1492–1900", was published by Bodley Head in October 2017. A television series, based on Schama's book, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in September 2013 and in the United States on PBS in March and April 2014. In his