Rumah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Horbat Rumah (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.789° N, 35.293° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 2 Kings 23:36 |
Rumah is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Horbat Rumah (medium confidence; 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Horbat Rumah | medium (60%) | 32.789° N, 35.293° E |
| another name for Arumah | very low (14%) | 32.148° N, 35.322° E |
| another name for Adoraim | very low (2%) | 31.505° N, 35.028° E |
| Deir ed Domeh | very low (2%) | 31.431° N, 34.986° E |
| another name for Dumah (Joshua 15) | very low (0%) | 31.431° N, 34.986° E |
Verses
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 23:36Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah.
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.