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Ramah

1. Called RAMA—Mt 2:18

• A city allotted to the tribe of Benjamin
• —Jos 18:25; Jud 19:13
• Attempted fortification of, by King Baasha; destruction of,
• by Asa—1Ki 15:17-22; 2Ch 16:1-6
• People of, return from the Babylonian captivity
• —Ezr 2:26; Ne 7:30; 11:33
• Jeremiah imprisoned in
• —Jer 40:1
• Prophecies concerning
• —Isa 10:29; Jer 31:15; Ho 5:8; Mt 2:18

2. A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher—Jos 19:29

3. A city of the territory of the tribe of Naphthali—Jos 19:36

4. Also called RAMATHAIM-ZOPHIM

• A city near Mount Ephraim
• —Jude 1:4,5; 1Sa 1:1
• Home of Elkanah
• —1Sa 1:1,19; 2:11
• Home of Samuel
• —1Sa 1:19,20; 7:17; 8:4; 15:34; 16:13
• David flees to
• —1Sa 19:18
• Samuel dies and was buried in
• —1Sa 25:1; 28:3

5. RAMAH

• See
• RAMOTH-GILEAD