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Ramah State Wildlife Area
Ramah may refer to: In ancient Israel * Ramathaim-Zophim, the birthplace of Samuel * Ramoth-Gilead, a Levite city of refuge * Ramah in Benjamin, mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah and also in the Gospel of Matthew * Baalath-Beer, also known as Ramoth of the South, in the tribe of Simeon * a city of Asher, which seems to be difficult to identify. Some have believed it to be the same as Rameh, southeast of Tyre * a city in Naphtali's territory. It may be the same as Khirbet Zeitun er-Rameh east of today's Rameh village Others *Camp Ramah, a number of Jewish summer camps affiliated with the Conservative Movement of Judaism *Ramah, the Hebrew acronym of Rabbi Meir Abulafia *Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation, New Mexico *Ramah, New Mexico, a town in the U.S. state of New Mexico *Ramah, Colorado, a town in the U.S. state of Colorado *Ramah, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada *Ramah, an alternate name used in the Book of Mormon for the hill Cumorah See also *Rama (other) * Ramot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramathaim-Zophim
Ramathaim-Zophim ( he, רמתיים־צופים), also called Ramah () and Ramatha in the Douay–Rheims Bible translation (Ramathaimsophim in the Vulgate), is a city from the Hebrew Bible, the home town and resting place of prophet Samuel. The name of the town means "the heights of the views." Identification Ramah, the home of Elkanah, Samuel's father (), the birthplace of Samuel and the seat of his authority (), the town is frequently mentioned in the history of that prophet and of David (). Here Samuel died and was buried (). The historian Josephus distinguishes between Ramathaim, "a city of the tribe of Ephraim," and Ramah, the burial place of Samuel the prophet. Ramathaim-Zophim has been tentatively identified with one of two sites. One of them is the modern Palestinian village of Nabi Samwil, the other the former village, now town, of er-Ram. Er-Ram as Ramah Ramah, according to Eusebius' '' Onomasticon'', was located 6 milestones north of Jerusalem (Ailia), opposite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |