Ramathaim-Zophim

Ramathaim-Zophim
רמתיים־צופים
Ramah viewed from the south, image c. 1915
Ramathaim-Zophim is located in Jerusalem
Ramathaim-Zophim
Shown within Jerusalem
Ramathaim-Zophim is located in Israel
Ramathaim-Zophim
Ramathaim-Zophim (Israel)
Ramathaim-Zophim is located in the West Bank
Ramathaim-Zophim
Ramathaim-Zophim (the West Bank)
Alternative nameRamah, Ramatha
RegionSouthern Levant
Coordinates31°49′59″N 35°10′52″E / 31.833°N 35.181°E / 31.833; 35.181
Typetown
History
CulturesKingdom of Judah

Ramathaim-Zophim (Hebrew: רמתיים־צופים), also called Ramah (רָמָה‎) 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 name of the town means "the heights of the views."[1]

  1. ^ Conder (1879), p. 116