Ramoth
Ramoth, also called Ramoth-gilead, was a city of refuge in Gad and a Levitical city.
The name Ramoth means “eminences; high places”
PlaceOld Testament9 books35 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Genesis 31:47; referred to as Ramoth (רָמֹת, רָאמוֹת), Ramoth/-gilead (רָמוֹת גִּלְעָד), Galeed (גַּלְעֵד), Ramah (רָמָה), Ramath-mizpeh (רָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּה), Mizpah (מִצְפֶּה, מִצְפָּה), or Jegar/-sahadutha (שָֽׂהֲדוּ יְגַר).
Glossary entries
Ramoth-Gilead Mizpah Galeed Ramah Jegar-Sahadutha Ramath-mizpeh
Alternative names
- גַּלְעֵדGaleedmeans “the heap of witness”
- יְגַר+H3026B«H3026b=שָֽׂהֲדוּJegar-sahaduthameans “heap of witness”
- מִצְפֶּהMizpeh
- מִצְפָּהMizpahmeans “Mizpeh, a watch-tower; speculation”
- רָאמוֹתRamoth
- רָמָהRamah
- רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָדRamoth-gilead
- רָמֹתRamoth
- רָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּהRamath-mizpehmeans “elevation of the watch-tower”
Mentions
- Genesis 31:47גַּלְעֵד · Galeed; יְגַר+H3026B«H3026b=שָֽׂהֲדוּ · Jegar-sahaduthaLaban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.
- Genesis 31:48גַּלְעֵד · GaleedThen Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.
- Genesis 31:49מִצְפָּה · MizpahIt was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.
- Deuteronomy 4:43רָאמוֹת · RamothBezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.
- Joshua 13:26רָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּה · Ramath-mizpeh…the territory from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;
- Joshua 20:8רָאמוֹת · RamothAnd beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
- Joshua 21:38רָמֹת · RamothAnd from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
- Judges 10:17מִצְפָּה · MizpahThen the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
- Judges 11:11מִצְפָּה · MizpahSo Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
- Judges 11:29מִצְפֶּה · MizpehThen the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
- Judges 11:34מִצְפָּה · MizpahAnd when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.
- 1 Kings 4:13רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadBen-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
- 1 Kings 22:3רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gilead…who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
- 1 Kings 22:4רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadSo he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
- 1 Kings 22:6רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadSo the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- 1 Kings 22:12רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadAnd all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- 1 Kings 22:15רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadWhen Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- 1 Kings 22:20רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadAnd the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
- 1 Kings 22:29רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadSo the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
- 2 Kings 8:28רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadThen Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram.
- 2 Kings 8:29רָמָה · RamahSo King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
- 2 Kings 9:1רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadNow Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
- 2 Kings 9:4רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadSo the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead,
- 2 Kings 9:14רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadThus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram,
- 1 Chronicles 6:80רָאמוֹת · RamothAnd from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
- 2 Chronicles 18:2רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadAnd some years later he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria, where Ahab sacrificed many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him and urged him to march up to Ramoth-gilead.
- 2 Chronicles 18:3רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadAhab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am as you are, and my people are your people; we will join you in the war.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:5רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadSo the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:11רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadAnd all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:14רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadWhen Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for they will be delivered into your hand.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:19רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadAnd the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
- 2 Chronicles 18:28רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadSo the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
- 2 Chronicles 22:5רָמוֹת+H1568M«H1568=גִּלְעָד · Ramoth-gileadAhaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram.
- 2 Chronicles 22:6רָמָה · RamahSo he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
- Hosea 5:1מִצְפָּה · Mizpah“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.