Ramah may refer to:

In ancient Israel

Ramathaim-Zophim Ramathaim-Zophim ( he, רמתיים־צופים), also called Ramah () and Ramatha in the Douay–Rheims Bible translation (Ramathaimsophim in the Vulgate), is a city from the Hebrew Bible, the home town and resting place of prophet Samuel. The n ...

, the birthplace of Samuel *

Ramoth-Gilead Ramoth-Gilead ( he, רָמֹת גִּלְעָד, meaning "Heights of Gilead"), was a Levitical city and city of refuge east of the Jordan River in the Hebrew Bible, also called "Ramoth in Gilead" (; ; ) or "Ramoth Galaad" in the Douay–Rheims Bib ...

, a Levite city of refuge *

Ramah in Benjamin Ramah (from Hebrew: "height") was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a city in ancient Israel in the land allocated to the tribe of Benjamin. It was located near Gibeon and Mizpah to the West, Gibeah to the South, and Geba to the East. It has bee ...

, mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah and also in the Gospel of Matthew *

Baalath-Beer A town named Baalath-Beer is mentioned in the Masoretic Text of Joshua 19:8, which places near the end of a list of towns belonging to the Tribe of Simeon (19:1-9). Where the Masoretic Text reads "Baalath-beer Ramath-negeb", one version of the Septu ...

, also known as Ramoth of the South, in the tribe of Simeon * a city of

Asher Asher ( he, אָשֵׁר ''’Āšēr''), in the Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis (from Greek ; Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית ''Bəreʾšīt'', "In hebeginning") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. I ...

, which seems to be difficult to identify. Some have believed it to be the same as Rameh, southeast of Tyre * a city in

Naphtali According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali (; ) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Bilhah (Jacob's sixth son). He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. Some biblical commentators have suggested that the name ''Naphtali'' ma ...

's territory. It may be the same as Khirbet Zeitun er-Rameh east of today's Rameh village

Others

Camp Ramah Camp Ramah ( he, מחנה רמה, Machaneh Ramah) is a network of Jewish summer camps affiliated with the Conservative Movement. The camps operate in the United States, Canada, and Israel. All Ramah camps serve kosher food and are '' Shabbat''-o ...

, a number of Jewish summer camps affiliated with the Conservative Movement of Judaism *Ramah, the Hebrew acronym of Rabbi

Meir Abulafia :''Meir Abulafia is commonly known as "the Ramah" (Hebrew: רמ"ה). He should not be confused with Moses Isserles, known as "the Rema" or "the Rama" (Hebrew: רמ"א).'' Meir ben Todros HaLevi Abulafia ( ; c. 1170 – 1244), also known as the Rama ...

Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation The Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation ( nv, Tł'ohchiní}) is a non-contiguous section of the Navajo Nation lying in parts of west-central Cibola and southern McKinley counties in New Mexico, United States, just east and southeast of the Zuni India ...

, New Mexico *

Ramah, New Mexico Ramah ( nv, – place of wild onions) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico. The population was 407 at the time of 2000 census and 370 at the 2010 United States Census. Geography Ramah is located at (35.135013, -1 ...

, a town in the U.S. state of New Mexico *

Ramah, Colorado The town of Ramah is a Colorado municipalities#Statutory town, Statutory Town in El Paso County, Colorado, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 123 as of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. According to tradition, ...

, a town in the U.S. state of Colorado *

Ramah, Newfoundland and Labrador Ramah was a small mission run by the Moravian Church in northern Labrador from 1871 until 1908. It was located on Ramah Bay. Ramah Chert Ramah Bay is the site of an uncommon semi-translucent light-grey stone with dark banding called "Ramah che ...

, Canada *Ramah, an alternate name used in the Book of Mormon for the hill

Cumorah Cumorah (; also known as Mormon Hill,A. P. Kesler"Mormon Hill" ''Young Woman's Journal'', 9:73 (February 1898)."Thomas Cook History, 1930", in Dan Vogel ed. (2000). ''Early Mormon Documents'', vol. 3 (Salt Lake City: Signature Books ) pp. 243– ...

In ancient Israel

Others

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