Bible Location
Meaning: same as Ram · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
This Ramah entry is a shorthand reference to Ramoth-gilead, the transjordanian stronghold east of the Jordan. It is important because it appears in royal war narratives involving Israel, Judah, and Syria. First appears in 2 Kgs 8:29.1
AI summary: Unlike the other Ramahs, this entry points not to a hill-town near Benjamin or Ephraim but to Ramoth-gilead in the east. Its cross references place it within the warfare and diplomacy of the divided monarchy, especially in conflicts involving Aram and the northern kingdom. That makes it a strategic city reference rather than a domestic or sanctuary setting. The cross references therefore present this Ramah as a military shorthand for an important Gileadite fortress.1
The same as Ramoth-gilead (q.v.), 2 Kings 8:29; 2 Chr. 22:6. 3
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.