Biblical places
Ramah (Benjamin)
A town in Benjamin north of Jerusalem, associated with the Ramah fortified by Baasha (1 Kings 15:17). Identifying Samuel’s hometown with these coordinates requires separate review.
Sources and location confidence
- Location confidence
- High
- er-Ram (al-Ram)
- 31.8500, 35.2317
Wikidata and Wikipedia coordinates nearly match, within 0.01 degrees. The geographic identity of the Ramah references concerning Samuel remains under review.
Related Bible passages
These are selected indexed references, not an exhaustive list of every mention in the Bible.
Joshua 18:25
Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
Judges 4:5
And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth–el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
1 Samuel 1:19
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 Kings 15:17
And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
2 Chronicles 16:1
In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
Ezra 2:26
The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
Nehemiah 7:30
The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.
Isaiah 10:29
They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.