Ramah (1 Samuel 1)
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Other places named Ramah: Ramah (Joshua 18), Ramah (Joshua 19), Ramah (Joshua 19) 2, Ramah (2 Kings 8), Ramah (Joshua 19) 3, Ramah (Nehemiah 11), Ramah (1 Samuel 22), Ramah (1 Chronicles 27).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ramathaim |
| Most likely | another name for Ramah (Joshua 18) (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.854° N, 35.232° E |
| Mentioned in | 13 verses |
| First mention | 1 Samuel 1:19 |
Ramah (1 Samuel 1) is a settlement named in 13 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Ramah (Joshua 18) (medium confidence; 5 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Ramah (Joshua 18) | medium (47%) | 31.854° N, 35.232° E |
| Al Ram | very low (10%) | 31.854° N, 35.232° E |
| Beit Rima | very low (9%) | 32.033° N, 35.102° E |
| Ramallah | very low (7%) | 31.897° N, 35.202° E |
| Nabi Samwil | very low (3%) | 31.833° N, 35.180° E |
| Rantis | very low (-1%) | 32.028° N, 35.019° E |
Verses
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 1:19And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
- 1 Samuel 2:11And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest.Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.
- 1 Samuel 7:17And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the Lord.Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 8:4Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
- 1 Samuel 15:34Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
- 1 Samuel 16:13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
- 1 Samuel 19:18So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.
- 1 Samuel 19:19And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.When Saul was told that David was at Naioth in Ramah,
- 1 Samuel 19:22Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.Finally, Saul himself left for Ramah and came to the large cistern at Secu, where he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” “At Naioth in Ramah,” he was told.
- 1 Samuel 19:23And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
- 1 Samuel 20:1And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”
- 1 Samuel 25:1And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
- 1 Samuel 28:3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.