Ramah (Joshua 19) 3
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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 (Nehemiah 11), Ramah (1 Samuel 22), Ramah (1 Chronicles 27).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ramath |
| Most likely | another name for Baalath-beer (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.991° N, 34.911° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Joshua 19:8 |
Ramah (Joshua 19) 3 is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Baalath-beer (low confidence; 3 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 Baalath-beer | low (39%) | 30.991° N, 34.911° E |
| Tel Ira | low (23%) | 31.233° N, 34.987° E |
| Horbat Uza | low (18%) | 31.209° N, 35.166° E |
| another name for Ramath-lehi | very low (2%) | 31.749° N, 35.001° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 19:8And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath–beer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
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.