Ramath-lehi
Elevation of Lehi, or the jawbone height; i.e., the Ramah of Lehi (Judg. 15:15-17). The phrase “in the jaw,” ver. 19, Authorized Version, is in the margin, also in the Revised Version, “in Lehi.” Her…
Ramath-mizpeh
The height of Mizpeh or of the watch-tower (Josh. 13:26), a place mentioned as one of the limits of Gad. There were two Mizpehs on the east of the Jordan. This was the Mizpeh where Jacob and Laban ma…
Ramathaim-zophim
The two heights of the Zophites or of the watchers (only in 1 Sam. 1:1), “in the land of Zuph” (9:5). Ramathaim is another name for Ramah (4). One of the Levitical families descended from Kohath, tha…
Ramathaimzophim
(the two heights of the watchers). [Ramah, 2]
Ramathite,
RA'MATHITE, a native of Ramah. 1 Chr 27:27.
Ramathite, The
Shimei the Ramathite, i.e. a native of Ramah, had charge of the royal vineyards of King David. (1 Chronicles 27:27) (B.C. 1050.)
Ramathlehi
(hill of the jawbone, or hill of Lehi), the name bestowed by Samson on the scene of his slaughter of the thousand Philistines with the jaw bone, (Judges 15:17) a place by the rock Elam, in western Ju…
Ramathmizpeh
(high place of the watch-tower). [RAMOTH-GILEAD]
Rameses
“the land of” (Gen. 47:11), was probably “the land of Goshen” (q.v.) 45:10. After the Hebrews had built Rameses, one of the “treasure cities,” it came to be known as the “land” in which that city was…
Rameses, Or Raamses
(child of the sun), a city and district of lower Egypt. (Genesis 47:11; Exodus 12:37; Numbers 33:3,5) This land of Rameses either corresponds to the land of Goshen or was a district of it, more proba…
Ramiah
one who had taken “a strange wife.” (Ezra 10:25)
Ramoth-gilead
Heights of Gilead, a city of refuge on the east of Jordan; called “Ramoth in Gilead” (Deut. 4:43; Josh. 20:8; 21:38). Here Ahab, who joined Jehoshaphat in an endeavour to rescue it from the hands of …
Ramoth.
RA'MOTH. 1 Sam 30:27. See Ramath and Remeth.
Ramothgilead
(heights of Gilead), one of the great fastnesses on the east of jordan, and the key to an important district. (1 Kings 4:13) It was the city of refuge for the tribe of Gad, (4:43; Joshua 20:8; 21:38)…
Rams Horns.
RAMS' HORNS. See Trumpet.
Ranges,
RANG'ES, 2 Kgs 11:8, 2 Kgs 11:15; 2 Chr 23:14, means "ranks of soldiers."
Ransom,
RAN'SOM, the price paid to purchase the freedom of a captive or slave. Matt 20:28; Mark 10:45; 1 Cor 6:19-20; 1 Tim 2:6. Under the Levitieal law, an offering was required of every Israelite over twen…
Rapha
Tall. (1.) A Benjamite, the son of Binea (1 Chr. 8:2, 37), a descendant of Saul. (2.) Margin of 1 Chr. 20:4, 6, where “giant” is given in the text.
Raphael
(the divine healer). According to Jewish tradition, Raphael was one of the four angels which stood round the throne of God—Michael, Uriel, Gabriel, Raphael.
Raphah
Raphu, relaxation; physic; comfort
Raphon
a city of Gilead, 1 Macc. 15:37 perhaps identical with Raphana, which is mentioned by Pliny as one of the cities of the Decapolis.
Raphu
Healed, a Benjamite, whose son Palti was one of the twelve spies (Num. 13:9).
Ratioth
RA'TIOTH (heights), one who had married a foreign wife. Ezr 10:29.
Raven
Heb. ‘orebh, from a root meaning “to be black” (comp. Cant. 5:11); first mentioned as “sent forth” by Noah from the ark (Gen. 8:7). “Every raven after his kind” was forbidden as food (Lev. 11:15; Deu…
Razor.
RA'ZOR. The usage of shaving the head after completing a vow must have established the barber's trade quite early among the Hebrews. The instruments used were exactly the same as in our days - the ra…
Reaia
a Reubenite, son of Micah, and apparently prince of his tribe. (1 Chronicles 5:5) The name is identical with Reai’ah.
Reaiah.
REAI'AH. A descendant of Judah through his son Shobal. 1 Chr 4:2. One whose children returned with Zerubbabel. Ezr 2:47; Neh 7:50.
Reaping
REAP'ING, See Agriculture.
Reba
Fourth, one of the Midianite chiefs slain by the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 31:8; Josh. 13:21).
Rebecca.
REBECCA. Rom 9:10. See Rebekah.