Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Ramah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel el Ful.

First appears in 1 Samuel 22:6 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical hill. Modern identification: Tel el Ful.

Ramah is represented in the local geography layer as Tel el Ful. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 22:6 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 5 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 5 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 32 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 Tel el Ful.

Ramah is commonly identified with Tel el Ful, 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

Tel el Ful

within 1 km of Tel el Ful

31.823°N · 35.231°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention