Ramah
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Ramah may refer to:
In ancient Israel
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In ancient Israel
- Ramathaim-ZophimRamathaim-ZophimRamathaim-Zophim , also called Ramah and Ramatha in the Douay-Rheims, is a town that has been identified with the modern Neby Samwil , about 4 or 5 miles north-west of Jerusalem...
, the birth-place of Samuel - Ramoth-GileadRamoth-GileadRamoth-Gilead, , is a city of refuge east of the Jordan river; called "Ramoth in Gilead"...
, a Levite city of refuge - Ramah in BenjaminRamah in BenjaminRamah in Benjamin is a city of ancient Israel. It was located near Gibeon and Mizpah to the West, Gibeah to the South, and Geba to the East. It is identified with modern Er-Ram, about 8 km north of Jerusalem. The city is first mentioned in Joshua 18:25, near Gibeah of Benjamin. A Levite came...
- Baalath-BeerBaalath-BeerA Biblical name, Baalath-Beer, also known as Ramoth of the South or simply Baal. was the name of a city of the Tribe of Simeon. It was located in Negev, evidently south of Beer-Sheba....
, also known as Ramoth of the South, in the tribe of Simeon - a city of AsherAsherAsher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...
, which seems to be difficult to identify. Some have believed it to be the same as Rameh, southeast of Tyre - a city in NaphtaliNaphtaliAccording to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the second son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the...
's territory. It may be the same as Khirbet Zeitun er-Rameh east of today's Rameh village
Others
- Camp RamahCamp RamahCamp Ramah is a network of Jewish summer camps affiliated with the Conservative Movement. The camps operate in the United States, Canada, and Israel. Ramah camps serve kosher food and are Shabbat-observant.-History:...
, a number of Jewish summer camps affiliated with the Conservative Movement of Judaism - Ramah, the Hebrew acronym of Rabbi Meir AbulafiaMeir AbulafiaMeir ben Todros HaLevi Abulafia , also known as the Ramah , was a major Sephardic Talmudist and Halachic authority in medieval Spain...
- Ramah Navajo Indian ReservationRamah Navajo Indian ReservationThe Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation is a non-contiguous section of the Navajo Nation lying in parts of west-central Cibola and southern McKinley counties in New Mexico, USA, just east and southeast of the Zuni Indian Reservation. It has a land area of 230.675 sq mi , over 95 percent of which is...
, New Mexico - Ramah, New MexicoRamah, New MexicoRamah is a census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 407 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ramah is located at...
, a town in the U.S. state of New Mexico - Ramah, ColoradoRamah, ColoradoThe town of Ramah is a Statutory Town in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 220, as estimated in 2007.-Geography:Ramah is located at ....
, a town in the U.S. state of Colorado - Ramah, Newfoundland and LabradorRamah, Newfoundland and LabradorRamah was a small mission run by the Moravian Church in northern Labrador from 1871 until 1908. It was located on Ramah Bay at 58° 52' NLat; 063° 15' WLong....
, Canada - Ramah, an alternate name used in the Book of Mormon for the hill CumorahCumorahCumorah is a drumlin in Manchester, New York, where Joseph Smith, Jr...