Ramathaim-zophim

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Ramathaim-zophim is an ancient town in the hill country of Ephraim, traditionally identified as the hometown of the prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible.

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Ramah 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient town
biblical location
settlement in ancient Israel
alsoKnownAs Ramathaim NERFINISHED
Ramathaim of the Zophites NERFINISHED
Ramathaim-Zophim NERFINISHED
Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Samuel NERFINISHED
associatedWithTribe tribe of Ephraim NERFINISHED
biblicalBookContext Books of Samuel NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED
culture ancient Israelite culture
describedAs hometown of Elkanah
hometown of Hannah
describedIn Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
Old Testament NERFINISHED
geographicalContext ancient Levant
hasRoleIn narratives about the prophet Samuel
languageOfName Hebrew
locatedIn Ephraim NERFINISHED
central highlands of ancient Israel
hill country of Ephraim
mentionedIn 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 1:1
nameMeaning double height of the watchers
two heights of the watchers
partOf land of Israel (biblical) NERFINISHED
possibleModernIdentification Nebi Samwil NERFINISHED
er-Ram NERFINISHED
regionInBiblicalText Ephraim NERFINISHED
religionContext Christianity NERFINISHED
Judaism NERFINISHED
timePeriod Iron Age Levant NERFINISHED
traditionalHometownOf Samuel NERFINISHED
uncertainModernLocation true

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prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible birthPlace Ramathaim-zophim
subject surface form: Samuel
prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible burialPlace Ramathaim-zophim
subject surface form: Samuel
this entity surface form: Ramah