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Ramah

17 verses · 2 known names

Also known as: Ramath

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Verses Mentioning Ramah

  1. Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

  2. and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.

  3. And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.

  4. He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”

  5. Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

  6. When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

  7. Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.

  8. In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

  9. When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.

  10. Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.

  11. the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

  12. the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

  13. Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

  14. They have crossed at the ford: “We will spend the night at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.

  15. This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

  16. This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released him at Ramah, having found him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.

  17. Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!