Atlas Biblica

    name · 5 places

    Ramah

    5 places in the registry answer to the name Ramah. 2 of them are named otherwise and called Ramah in the text.

    01 — Candidates

    Which Ramah

    Ordered by how often the text names each one, the entities called Ramah before those that answer to it. Where two read the same, the registry says no more than that — the first reference is what separates them.

    1. Ramahplace

      First named in Joshua 18:25 · 18 verses

      Ramah was a town in the territory of Benjamin, often associated with significant events in Israel's history, such as the mourning of Rachel and the imprisonment of Jeremiah.STEPBible TIPNR

    2. Ramahplace

      First named in Joshua 19:29 · one verse

      Ramah was a town located on the border between the territory of Asher and the city-state of Tyre.STEPBible TIPNR

    3. Ramahplace

      First named in Joshua 19:36 · one verse

      Ramah was a fortified city located in the territory of Naphtali, mentioned in the list of cities allocated to the tribe during the division of the Promised Land.STEPBible TIPNR

    4. Mizpahplace

      First named in Joshua 18:26 · 50 verses

      Mizpah (Mizpeh, Ramah, Ramathaim-zophim, Arimathea), a city in Benjamin where the Israelites gathered for judgment and prayer (<ref="Judges 20:1, 3; 21:1, 5, 8; 1Sa.7.5-7, 11-12, 16; 10:17">Judges 20:1, 3; 21:1, 5, 8; 1Sa.7.5-7, 11-12, 16; 10:17</ref>), and the hometown of Samuel (<ref="1Sa.1.19; 2:11; 7:17; 8:4; 15:34; 16:13; 19:18-23; 20:1; 25:1; 28:3">1Sa.1.19; 2:11; 7:17; 8:4; 15:34; 16:13; 19:18-23; 20:1; 25:1; 28:3</ref>) and Joseph of Arimathea (<ref="Matthew 27:57; Mrk.15.43; Luke 23:50-51; Jhn.19.38">Matthew 27:57; Mrk.15.43; Luke 23:50-51; Jhn.19.38</ref>).STEPBible TIPNR

      Called Ramah in the text; named Mizpah.

    5. Ramothplace

      First named in Genesis 31:47 · 35 verses

      Ramoth, also called Ramoth-gilead, was a city of refuge in Gad and a Levitical city (<ref="Deu. 4:43; Jos. 20:8; 21:38">Deu. 4:43; Jos. 20:8; 21:38</ref>).STEPBible TIPNR

      Called Ramah in the text; named Ramoth.

    02 — Elsewhere

    Every one of them, and the rest

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