Ramah
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Ramah is an ancient town in the central highlands of Israel, frequently mentioned in the Hebrew Bible for its strategic location and association with several key prophetic and historical events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ramah canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
biblical location ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Asa of Judah
ⓘ
surface form:
King Asa of Judah
King Baasha of Israel ⓘ King Saul ⓘ Nebuzaradan ⓘ Rachel ⓘ Hosea ⓘ
surface form:
prophet Hosea
prophet Jeremiah ⓘ prophet Samuel ⓘ |
| birthplaceOrHomeOf | prophet Samuel ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Israel
|
| event |
assembly point for exiles after fall of Jerusalem
ⓘ
dismantling of Baasha’s fortifications by King Asa of Judah ⓘ fortification by King Baasha of Israel ⓘ lamentation described by prophet Jeremiah ⓘ military confrontations between Israel and Judah ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
ⓘ
Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Judah (border town context)
tribe of Benjamin ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSources |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| locatedIn | central highlands of Israel ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Hosea
ⓘ
Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Book of Joshua ⓘ Judges ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
1 Kings ⓘ
surface form:
First Book of Kings
1 Samuel ⓘ
surface form:
First Book of Samuel
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
2 Chronicles ⓘ
surface form:
Second Book of Chronicles
2 Samuel ⓘ
surface form:
Second Book of Samuel
|
| modernIdentification | often identified with er-Ram north of Jerusalem (proposed) ⓘ |
| near |
Bethel
ⓘ
Gibeah ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ |
| region |
hill country of Benjamin
ⓘ
southern Levant ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInText |
border town between northern and southern kingdoms
ⓘ
site of prophetic activity ⓘ symbolic place of mourning and lament ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | on a main north–south route in the hill country of Benjamin ⓘ |
| symbolism |
place where Rachel weeps for her children
ⓘ
site representing suffering of exiles ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
First Temple period
ⓘ
Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
| tribalTerritory | tribe of Benjamin ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Samuel