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Ramah

17 verses · 2 known names

Also known as: Ramath

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Verses Mentioning Ramah

  1. Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,

  2. and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

  3. And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

  4. And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

  5. And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

  6. And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

  7. Then king Asa made a proclamation unto all Judah; none was exempted: and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

  8. In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

  9. And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

  10. Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

  11. The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.

  12. The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.

  13. Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

  14. they are gone over the pass; they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah trembleth; Gibeah of Saul is fled.

  15. Thus saith Jehovah: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuseth to be comforted for her children, because they are not.

  16. The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive unto Babylon.

  17. Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: sound an alarm at Beth-aven; behind thee, O Benjamin.