Rameses
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Raamses |
| Most likely | Qantir (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.799° N, 31.834° E |
| Mentioned in | 5 verses |
| First mention | Genesis 47:11 |
Rameses is a settlement named in 5 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Qantir (medium 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Qantir | medium (51%) | 30.799° N, 31.834° E |
| Tell el Daba | low (27%) | 30.786° N, 31.823° E |
| another name for Pelusium | very low (1%) | 31.043° N, 32.546° E |
| Tanis | very low (-21%) | 30.977° N, 31.880° E |
Journeys
Verses
Genesis
- Genesis 47:11And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
Exodus
- Exodus 1:11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
- Exodus 12:37And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.
Numbers
- Numbers 33:3And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.On the fifteenth day of the first month, on the day after the Passover, the Israelites set out from Rameses. They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians,
- Numbers 33:5And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.The Israelites set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth.
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.