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Ramoth-gilead was a fortified city east of the Jordan in Gilead and one of the designated cities of refuge. It is important because it was strategically contested by Israel and Aram and became the setting for major royal wars and Jehu's anointing. First appears in 1 Kgs 4:13.1
Coordinates
32.57, 36.01
First appears
1 Kgs 4:13
AI summary: Ramoth-gilead combines legal, strategic, and royal significance. As a city of refuge it has a formal place in Israel's ordered life, but in the monarchy narratives it becomes far better known as a military stronghold repeatedly fought over by Israel and Aram. The deaths and wounds of kings, the prophetic warnings surrounding battle there, and Jehu's anointing all heighten its importance. Across the cross references, Ramoth-gilead stands as one of the transjordan's most politically charged cities.1
Latitude
32.57
Longitude
36.01
Bible references
20
Heights of Gilead, a city of refuge on the east of Jordan; called “Ramoth in Gilead” (Deut. 4:43; Josh. 20:8; 21:38). Here Ahab, who joined Jehoshaphat in an endeavour to rescue it from the hands of the king of Syria, was mortally wounded (1 Kings 22:1-36). A similar attempt was afterwards made by Ahaziah and Joram, when the latter was wounded (2 Kings 8:28). In this city Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat, was anointed by one of the sons of the prophets (9:1, 4).
It has with probability been identified with Reimun, on the northern slope of the Jabbok, about 5 miles west of Jerash or Gerasa, one of the cities of Decapolis. Others identify it with Gerosh, about 25 miles north-east of es-Salt, with which also many have identified it. (See RAMATH-MIZPEH.) 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.