Topic
Ramathaim-zophim
5 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- 1 Samuel 1:1Easton
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
- 1 Samuel 2:11Easton
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
- 1 Samuel 7:17Easton
And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 6:26Easton
As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:35Easton
The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 10 references
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, that of Zuph or Zophai (1 Chr. 6:26, 35), had a district assigned to them in Ephraim, which from this circumstance was called “the land of Zuph,” and hence the name of the town, “Zophim.” It was the birth-place of Samuel and the seat of his authority (1 Sam. 2:11; 7:17). It is frequently mentioned in the history of that prophet and of David (15:34; 16:13; 19:18-23). Here Samuel died and was buried (25:1).
This town has been identified with the modern Neby Samwil (“the prophet Samuel”), about 4 or 5 miles north-west of Jerusalem. But there is no certainty as to its precise locality. Some have supposed that it may be identical with Arimathea of the New Testament. (See MIZPAH).
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 0 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → See RAMAH, number four
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.