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Nazareth April 28th 1839David Roberts (artist), Louis Haghe (lithographer) · 1842

Ramath Lehi

רָמַת לֶחִי/RAY-math LEE-hy/

“Hill of the jawbone”

Summary

Ramath-lehi ('hill of the jawbone') was the name Samson gave to the place where he slew a thousand Philistines with a donkey's jawbone.

☩Samson's Victory

After Samson slew a thousand Philistines using the jawbone of a donkey, he named the place Ramath-lehi, meaning 'lifting up of the jawbone' or 'hill of the jawbone.' There God also provided water from the hollow place called En-hakkore.

Key verses:Judges 15:15-17

Related Verses1 mention

Judges· 1 verse

15:17

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ramath-lehi," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VIII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Ramath-lehi," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).