<strong>RAMOTH</strong> (rāmoth, Heb. <em>rāmôth, height</em>)<br /><br />

One of the cities of refuge in the tribe of Gad, elsewhere called Ramoth Gilead (<bibleref ref="Josh.20.8">Josh.20.8</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="Josh.21.38">Josh.21.38</bibleref>). It formed one of the administrative districts of Solomon, over which Ben Geber was stationed (<bibleref ref="1Kgs.4.13">1Kgs.4.13</bibleref>). It is perhaps best known as the scene of the last battle of King Ahab. It is identified as Tell Ramith in north Jordan (<bibleref ref="1Kgs.22.1-1Kgs.22.37">1Kgs.22.1-1Kgs.22.37</bibleref>).Ramoth Negev. See [[Ramah]], no. 5.An Israelite who after the Exile divorced his Gentile wife at the urging of Ezra (<bibleref ref="Ezra.10.29">Ezra.10.29</bibleref> <span class="small-caps">kjv</span>; <span class="small-caps">niv</span> “Jeremoth”).<br /><br />

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<strong>RAMOTH</strong> <strong>rā’ mŏth</strong> (<span class="hebrew">רָאמֹ֤ת</span>, <span class="hebrew">רָמֹ֥ת</span>, for forms in LXX see below; meaning <em>heights</em>). 1. According to <em>Qere</em> an Israelite, of the sons of Bani, who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity (<bibleref ref="Ezra.10.29">Ezra 10:29</bibleref>; LXX <span class="greek">Ρημωθ</span>). But <em>Kethib</em> reads Jeremoth.<br /><br />

2. A city of the tribe of Gad in Gilead (<bibleref ref="Deut.4.43">Deut 4:43</bibleref>, LXX <span class="greek">Ραμωθ</span>; <bibleref ref="Josh.20.8">Josh 20:8</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="Josh.21.38">21:38</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="1Chr.6.80">1 Chron 6:80</bibleref> [Heb. <bibleref ref="1Chr.6.65">1 Chron 6:65</bibleref>]). See Ramothgilead.

3. A city in the Negev to which David sent gifts after his devastating attack upon the camp of the Amalekites (<bibleref ref="1Sam.30.27">1 Sam 30:27</bibleref>, LXX <span class="greek">Ραμα</span>).

4. A Levitical city for Gershom in the territory of Issachar (<bibleref ref="1Chr.6.73">1 Chron 6:73</bibleref>; LXX <span class="greek">̔Ραμὼθ</span>). It is doubtless the same as Jarmuth (<bibleref ref="Josh.21.29">Josh 21:29</bibleref>) because it occupies the same position in the list of Levitical cities and there are many other discrepancies between the two rosters (cf. Y. Aharoni, <em>The Land of the Bible</em> [1967], 105). Moreover, it is prob. the same as Remeth (<bibleref ref="Josh.19.21">Josh 19:21</bibleref>). A stele of Seti I (1309-1290) states the <em>’apiru</em> from Mount Yarmuta had attacked the Asiatics (ANET, 255). Mount Yarmuta is doubtless to be associated with Jarmuth-Remeth-Ramoth of Issachar; i.e. in the elevated region NW of Beth-shean. Thus the form Yarmuth is more original than Ramoth. W. F. Albright suggested as the site Kokab el-Hawa, the Crusading Belvoir, located seven m. N of Beth-sheanon a plateau 999 ft. above sea level in a region of springs (“The Topography of the Tribe of Issachar,” ZAW, XLIV [1926], 231).<br /><br />

<h2>International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)</h2>

ra’-moth:<br /><br />

(1) ra’moth; he Rhamoth: A city in the territory of Issachar assigned to the Gershonite Levitea (<bibleref ref="1Chr.6.73">1Ch 6:73</bibleref>), mentioned between Daberath and Anem. It seems to correspond to "Remeth" in <bibleref ref="Josh.19.21">Jos 19:21</bibleref>, and to "Jarmuth" in 21:29, and is possibly identical with er-Rameh about 11 miles Southwest of Jenin.<br /><br />

(2) Ramoth of the South.<br /><br />

See [[Ramah]], (5).<br /><br />

(3) Ramoth in Gilead.<br /><br />

See [[Ramoth-gilead]].<br /><br />
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(ramoth, Qere for yeremoth (<bibleref ref="Ezra.10.29">Ezr 10:29</bibleref> the <span class="auto-link">[[King James Version]]</span>); the <span class="auto-link">[[Revised Version]]</span> margin Kethibh makes the name similar to those in <bibleref ref="Ezra.10.26">Ezr 10:26</bibleref>,<bibleref ref="Ezra.10.27">27</bibleref>): One of the offenders in the matter of foreign marriages. The English Revised Version and the American Standard Revised Version, adopting Kethibh, read JEREMOTH (which see).<br /><br />
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(<bibleref ref="Job.28.18">Job 28:18</bibleref> <span class="auto-link">[[King James Version]]</span> margin).

See [[Precious Stones]].<br /><br />