Lexical Summary Ramoth: Ramoth Original Word: רָאמוֹת Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Ramoth Or Ramoth {raw-moth'}; plural of ra'mah; heights; Ramoth, the name of two places in Palestine -- Ramoth. see HEBREW ra'mah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom rum Definition "heights," the name of several cities in Isr. NASB Translation Ramoth (5). Brown-Driver-Briggs רָ(א)מוֺת26 proper name 1. location Heights, Ramôth; — a. in Gilead, רָמֹת בַּגִּלְעָד Joshua 21:38 (Gi; van d. H. Baer Joshua 21:36; P), ׳רָאמוֺת בַּגּ (of Gad) Deuteronomy 4:43; 1 Chronicles 6:65, ׳רָאמֹת בַּגּ Joshua 20:8 (P), Ραμωθ [Joshua 20:8 Αρημωθ] ἐν (Τῇ) Γαλααδ; usually ׳רָמת ג (Ρεμμαθ [Ερεμαθ, Ραμωθ, Ραμα(θ)] Γαλ., etc.) 1 Kings 4:13 19t. Kings Chronicles (see גִּלְעָד 1d); = II. רָמָה 5, q. v.; site dubious; Onomasticon (Lag287. 91) 15 miles west of Philadelphia [Jerome Ib.145. 1Ki 145:31 says E!], hence DiGenesis 31:54 BuhlG. 261 f. conjectures el-Jal`aud, approximately 17 English miles northwest of Philadelphia, and 3 miles South of Yabbok; SmerrillEast of Jordan, 284 ff.; Hast. DB. RAMOTH G. conjectures (on General grounds) Jesrash, approximately 28 miles north of Philadelphia; GASmG. 586 some place just south of Yarmuk, compare GACooke in DrDt Add. xviii f., q. v. especially against es-Sal‰ Seetzen and others). b. רָמוֺתנֶֿגֶב 1 Samuel 30:27, see רָאׅמַׅת 3 c. רָאמוֺת, Levitical City in Issachar 1 Chronicles 6:58 (Δαβωρ, ᵐ5L Ραμωθ), probably = רֶ֫מֶת Joshua 19:21 (P; Ρεμμας, A Ραμαθ), and יַרְמוּת 2, Joshua 21:29, q. v. p.438 (see also DiJoshua 19:21). 2. masculine (וְ)רָמוֺת Ezra 10:29 Qr (Kt ירמות) see יְרֵימוֺת 5c, p.438. Topical Lexicon Biblical Occurrences Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8; 1 Chronicles 6:73; 1 Chronicles 6:80 Geographical Setting Ramoth is a name applied to at least two elevated towns east and west of the Jordan. The chief site, Ramoth in Gilead, lay on the plateau east of the Jordan River, within the tribal allotment of Gad (Deuteronomy 4:43). A second Ramoth is listed among the Levitical towns in Issachar (1 Chronicles 6:73). The shared name, meaning “heights,” suits both locations, each occupying strategic high ground that controlled surrounding routes. Ramoth in Gilead 1. City of Refuge. Moses included Ramoth in Gilead among the three asylum cities east of the Jordan for the manslayer who killed “unintentionally” (Deuteronomy 4:42-43). Joshua later confirmed the designation (Joshua 20:8). The town therefore embodied the balance of mercy and justice built into the Mosaic law. Ramoth in Issachar 1 Chronicles 6:73 locates a Ramoth west of the Jordan, allotted to the Gershonite Levites. Its pairing with towns such as Kedesh and Daberath points to a network of ministry centers scattered through Galilean hill-country. Though less prominent than its Gileadite namesake, this Ramoth still served the priestly calling to teach and worship among Israel’s northern tribes. Theological Themes 1. Refuge and Redemption. The legal function of Ramoth in Gilead foreshadows the Gospel promise of safe harbor for the guilty who flee to God’s appointed refuge. “We who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged” (Hebrews 6:18). Ministry Applications • Provide Places of Refuge. Churches can mirror Ramoth by extending structured, compassionate care to people who have failed yet seek restoration. Forms and Transliterations רָאמ֥וֹת רָאמֹ֤ת רָאמוֹת֙ ראמות ראמת rā·mō·wṯ rā·mōṯ raMot rāmōṯ rāmōwṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Deuteronomy 4:43 HEB: לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑י וְאֶת־ רָאמֹ֤ת בַּגִּלְעָד֙ לַגָּדִ֔י NAS: for the Reubenites, and Ramoth in Gilead KJV: of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, INT: the plain the Reubenites and Ramoth Gilead the Gadites Joshua 20:8 1 Chronicles 6:73 1 Chronicles 6:80 4 Occurrences |
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