Arumah
Arumah or Rumah, a city mentioned in connection with Abimelech's reign and as the hometown of King Jehoiakim's mother.
The name Arumah means “high; exalted”
PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- Khirbet Urmah
- Certainty
- Likely (70% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 32.148° N, 35.322° E
Glossary entries
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Mentions
- Judges 9:41אֲרוּמָה · ArumahAbimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
- 2 Kings 23:36רוּמָה · RumahJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah.