Ramah (2 Kings 8)
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Other places named Ramah: Ramah (Joshua 18), Ramah (Joshua 19), Ramah (Joshua 19) 2, Ramah (1 Samuel 1), Ramah (Joshua 19) 3, Ramah (Nehemiah 11), Ramah (1 Samuel 22), Ramah (1 Chronicles 27).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ramoth, Ramoth-gilead |
| Most likely | another name for Ramoth-gilead (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.500° N, 36.015° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | 2 Kings 8:29 |
Ramah (2 Kings 8) is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Ramoth-gilead (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 |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Ramoth-gilead | high (99%) | 32.500° N, 36.015° E |
Verses
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 8:29And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 22:6And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
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.