Naioth
Naioth was a place near Ramah where David fled to escape King Saul, and where Samuel and a group of prophets lived.
The name Naioth means “beauties; habitations”
PlaceOld Testament1 book5 verses
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- within 2 km of Ramah 4
- Certainty
- Likely (68% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 31.854° N, 35.232° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- נָוִיתNaioth
Mentions
- So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.
- When Saul was told that David was at Naioth in Ramah,
- Finally, Saul himself left for Ramah and came to the large cistern at Secu, where he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” “At Naioth in Ramah,” he was told.
- So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
- Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”