Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Ramah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tall er Rumeith.

First appears in 2 Kings 8:29 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Heights of Gilead, a city of refuge on the east of Jordan; called “Ramoth in Gilead” (Deut. 4:43; Josh. 20:8; 21:38). Modern identification: Tall er Rumeith.

Ramah is represented in the local geography layer as Tall er Rumeith. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 8:29 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Galilee

About 54 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 70 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 71 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 81 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 88 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 Tall er Rumeith.

Ramah is commonly identified with Tall er Rumeith, 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

Tall er Rumeith

32.500°N · 36.015°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

2 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention