Bible Dictionary
Remeth
Remeth was a town in the territory of Issachar, probably the same as Ramoth and Jarmuth. Its modern identification is uncertain.
Definition
Remeth was a town in the territory of Issachar. It is probably the same place as Ramoth and Jarmuth, though the identification is not completely certain.
Biblical Usage
Remeth is named with En-gannim in the allotment of Issachar and is associated with the town later assigned to the Gershonite Levites.
Historical Background
The site is identified in the supplied material with er-Rameh, a village on a hill southwest of Jenin. The boundaries of tribal territories could overlap in this region.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Another form of Ramah (q.v.) or Ramoth (1 Chr. 6:73; Josh. 19:21), and probably also of Jarmuth (Josh. 21:29).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(height), one of the towns of Issachar. (Joshua 19:21) It is probably though not certainly, a distinct place from the RAMOTH of (1 Chronicles 6:73)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>re'-meth, rem'-eth (remeth; Codex Vaticanus Rhemmas; Codex Alexandrinus Rhamath): A place in the territory of Issachar named with En-gannim (Jos 19:21). It is probably identical with Ramoth of 1Ch 6:73, and Jarmuth of Jos 21:29. It is represented today by the village er-Rameh, situated on a hill which rises abruptly from the green plain about 11 miles Southwest of Jenin (Engannim). While the southern boundary of Issachar was, roughly, the southern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, the possessions of the tribes seem sometimes to have overlapped.</p><p>See JARMUTH; RAMOTH.</p>