Ramathaim-Zophim
Ramathaim-Zophim ( Hebrew רמתיים־צופים) or Ramatajim , also known as Rama in Ephraim (רמה אֶפְרַיִם), by Flavius Josephus Ramatha ( ancient Greek Ῥαμαθά ), is an ancient city that is said to have been in the mountains of Ephraim according to 1 Samuel 1, 1 EU . It is believed that Rama corresponds to today's Rentīs, which is 25 kilometers east of Jaffa .
According to biblical tradition, Rama is the birthplace of the prophet Samuel , who after his calling God erected an altar there ( 1 Sam 7.17 EU ; 8.4 EU ; 15.34 EU ; 16.13 EU ; 19.18 EU ; 25 , 1 EU ; 28.3 EU ). At the same time, Rama was the "capital" of the Israelite tribes at the time of the Prophet. Samuel is said to have been buried here too ( 1 Sam 25,1 EU ).
Rama is also the alleged birthplace of Joseph of Arimathea , who according to the New Testament is said to have arranged the burial of Jesus. Arimathea is a Greek name for Rama.
source
- Immanuel Benzinger : Arimathaia . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 827 f.
- Klaus Koenen : Rama. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.
Individual evidence
- ^ MF Abel: Rama . In: Kurt Galling (Hrsg.): The religion in history and Gegenward . 3. Edition. tape 5 . JCB Mohr, Tübingen 1961, p. 772 .