Ramah (1 Samuel 22)
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Other places named Ramah: Ramah (Joshua 18), Ramah (Joshua 19), Ramah (Joshua 19) 2, Ramah (1 Samuel 1), Ramah (2 Kings 8), Ramah (Joshua 19) 3, Ramah (Nehemiah 11), Ramah (1 Chronicles 27).
| Type | hill |
|---|---|
| Most likely | within 1 km of Gibeah (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.823° N, 35.231° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 1 Samuel 22:6 |
Ramah (1 Samuel 22) is a hill named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely within 1 km of Gibeah (high confidence).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| within 1 km of Gibeah | high (100%) | 31.823° N, 35.231° E |
Verses
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 22:6When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.
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.