_____
According to Unger’s Dictionary of the bible, the Ammonite’s deity was Molech. They were banned from entering the House of the Lord until the tenth generation because of their violence towards the Israelites (Deut. 23:3-4).
_____
The Ammonites were a nomadic people and descendants of Lot’s incestuous relationship with his youngest daughter. Genesis 19:38; “And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day”.