Biblical place

Where was Ramah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Al Ram.

First appears in Joshua 18:25 · 10 books · 12 chapters

Overview

(Matt. 2:18), the Greek form of Ramah. (1. ) A city first mentioned in Josh. 18:25, near Gibeah of Benjamin. It was fortified by Baasha, king of Israel (1 Kings 15:17-22; 2 Chr. 16:1-6). Modern identification: Al Ram.

Ramah is represented in the local geography layer as Al Ram. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 18:25 and is mentioned across 10 books, with 16 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 33 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Ramah today

Travel to Ramah, the modern-day Al Ram.

Ramah is commonly identified with Al Ram, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Ramah is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Al Ram

31.854°N · 35.232°E

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