Places in the Bible Today:

Ramah 3

Data

Translated NameRamah
Typesettlement
Notesin Naphtali
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

  1. Khirbet Zeitun er Rameh (modern): 40% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Zeitun er RamehKhirbet Zeitun er Rameh

  2. Er Rameh (modern): 35% confidence
    1. cityscape of Er RamehEr Rameh

Verses (1)

Josh 19:36

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com806
Logos FactbookRamah (of Naphtali)
OpenBible.info (2007)Ramah 3
OpenBible.infoa010244 (Ramah 3)
TIPNRRamah@Jos.19.36
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2696
WikipediaRamah (partial)

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 441
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Ramah (place)
  3. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Ramah
  4. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  5. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Ramah
  6. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  7. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 19:36
  8. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Ramah
  9. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  10. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Ramah
  11. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Ramah
  12. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  13. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  14. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Ramah
  15. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Ramah
  16. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Ramah
  17. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 19:36
  18. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Ramah
  19. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  20. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others, for example, then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

Places with Similar Names

Thumbnail Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Aviad2001

About

This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.