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The Bible Reader's Map.Author: Rawson, A.L. - Publisher: H.H. Lloyd & Co. - Date: 1873 · 1873

Ramoth

רָמוֹת/RAY-moth/

“Heights, high places”

Summary

Ramoth ('heights') is the name of several elevated places in Israel, most notably Ramoth-gilead east of the Jordan, a city of refuge and site of Ahab's fatal battle.

☩Various Locations

Several places bore the name Ramoth due to their elevated positions. Ramoth of the South (Ramoth-negeb) was one of the places to which David sent spoil. Ramoth in Issachar was a Levitical city. The most significant was Ramoth-gilead, which is treated separately.

Key verses:1 Samuel 30:271 Chronicles 6:73

Related Verses28 mentions

1 Kings· 8 verses

4:1322:322:422:622:12

2 Chronicles· 8 verses

18:218:318:518:1118:14

2 Kings· 4 verses

8:289:19:49:14

Joshua· 3 verses

19:820:821:38

See Also

The Bible Reader's Map.
Ramoth Gilead

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ramoth," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VIII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Ramoth," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Ramoth," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).