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Ramath-lehi

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Ramath-lehi was the place named by Samson after he defeated a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey. The name means “height of Lehi.”

Ramath-mizpeh

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Ramath-mizpeh was a place on the boundary of Gad, described as the height or watchtower of Mizpeh. It may have been connected with Mizpeh of Gilead.

Ramathaim-zophim

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Ramathaim-zophim was the home of Elkanah and Hannah and the birthplace and later residence of Samuel. It was also called Ramah, though its precise location is uncertain.

Ramathaimzophim

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Ramathaimzophim is another form of Ramathaim-zophim, the home of Samuel and the place from which he judged Israel.

Ramathite

People & Groups • Old Testament
The Ramathite was Shimei, an official appointed by David over the royal vineyards. The particular Ramah from which he came is unknown.

Ramathite, The

People & Groups • Old Testament
The Ramathite was Shimei, who managed King David’s vineyards and was identified as a native of Ramah.

Ramathlehi

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Ramathlehi was the place where Samson slew a thousand Philistines with an ass’s jawbone. Its name means “hill of the jawbone” or “hill of Lehi.”

Ramathmizpeh

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Ramathmizpeh means “high place of the watchtower” and is another form associated with Ramoth-gilead or Mizpeh of Gilead.

Rameses

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Rameses was a store-city in Egypt built during Israel’s oppression and the starting point of the Exodus. The surrounding land was probably the region of Goshen.

Rameses, Or Raamses

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Rameses, or Raamses, was an Egyptian city and district connected with the Israelites’ forced labor and departure from Egypt. It was one of Pharaoh’s store-cities.

Ramiah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Ramiah was an Israelite of the sons of Parosh who had taken a foreign wife after the return from exile.

Ramoth

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Ramoth means “heights.” It was a Levitical city in Issachar, probably identical with Jarmuth and Remeth.
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