Bible Dictionary
Rumah
Rumah was a town associated with Zebudah, the mother of King Jehoiakim. Its exact location is uncertain; proposed sites include a place near Shechem, Galilee, or Judah.
Definition
Rumah was a place associated with Pedaiah and his daughter Zebudah, the mother of King Jehoiakim. Its exact location is uncertain, and it has been identified with places near Shechem, in Galilee, or in Judah.
Biblical Usage
Rumah is mentioned in connection with Zebudah, who entered the royal household and became the mother of Jehoiakim.
Historical Background
Possible identifications include Arumah near Shechem, Khirbet Rumeh north of Seffuriyeh in Galilee, and Dumah in Judah. The supplied material presents these as proposals rather than established identifications.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Elevation, probably the same as Arumah (Judg. 9:41; 2 Kings 23:36), near Shechem. Others identify it with Tell Rumeh, in Galilee, about 6 miles north of Nazareth.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(high), mentioned once only— (2 Kings 23:36) It has been conjectured to be the same place as Arumah. (Judges 9:41) which was apparently near Shechem. It is more probable that it is identical with Dumah. (Joshua 15:52)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>roo'-ma (rumah; Codex Vaticanus Rhouma; Codex Alexandrinus Rhuma): To this place belonged Pedaiah whose daughter Zebudah (the Revised Version (British and American) "Zebidah") entered the harem of Josiah, king of Judah, and became the mother of Jehoiakim (2Ki 23:36). Josephus (Ant., X, v, 2) calls the place Abouma, but this is an obvious clerical error for Arouma. This suggests a possible identification with Arumah (Jud 9:41), which lay not far from Shechem. Another possible identification is with the Rumah mentioned by Josephus (BJ, III, vii, 21) in Galilee (compare Neubauer, Geog. du Talmud, 203), which may be identical with the modern Khirbet Rumeh, about 3 miles North of Seffuriyeh. Some, however, would identify Rumah with Dumah of Jos 15:52, where the substitution of "r" for "d" is supported by the Septuagint (Rheuma), possibly represented by the modern Domeh, about 13 miles Southeast of Beit Jibrin. This of course was in the territory of Judah, and no question of jus connubium is involved, such as might arise in the case of a Galilean site.</p><p>W. Ewing</p>