Raamses

Raamses was one of the store cities built by the Israelites during their enslavement in Egypt, along with Pithom.
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Summary

A location near Pithom only mentioned at Exodus 1:11; only referred to as Raamses (רַֽעַמְסֵס).

Glossary entries

Rameses (Place) Raamses

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Mentions

  1. So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.