Places of the Bible

Ramah

Territory of Benjamin / Ephraim border · both · 35 verses

Ramah was a town in the hill country near the border of Benjamin and Ephraim. It was the home of Samuel. The name appears in Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel and 9 more in the King James text.

About Ramah

Ramah was a town in the hill country near the border of Benjamin and Ephraim. It was the home of Samuel.

Its place in the story

Samuel was born to Hannah and lived, judged Israel, and was buried at Ramah. The town is also linked in prophecy with the weeping of Rachel for her children.

Ramah in Scripture (KJV)

“Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,”
Joshua 18:25 (KJV)
“And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:”
Joshua 19:29 (KJV)
“And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,”
Joshua 19:36 (KJV)
“And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.”
Judges 4:5 (KJV)
“And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.”
Judges 19:13 (KJV)
“And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.”
1 Samuel 1:19 (KJV)
“And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.”
1 Samuel 2:11 (KJV)
“And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.”
1 Samuel 7:17 (KJV)

Ramah is named 35 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

The prophecy of weeping in Ramah is applied in the New Testament to the sorrow surrounding the birth of Jesus.

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Where is Ramah in the Bible?

Ramah was a town in the hill country near the border of Benjamin and Ephraim. It was the home of Samuel. The name appears in Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel and 9 more in the King James text.

What happened at Ramah?

Samuel was born to Hannah and lived, judged Israel, and was buried at Ramah. The town is also linked in prophecy with the weeping of Rachel for her children.

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