Ramah (ancient Israel)

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	TEN Article Main Text
		Many small settlements throughout ancient Israel were abandoned at about the same period, their populations swelling the citizenry of the first urban centers to appear in this region.
		When Baasha, the king of Israel, encroached on the territory of Judah, Asa of Judah bribed the king of Damascus to invade northern Israel.
		Asa then called up the people of Judah for corvee labor and fortified Mizpah and Geba with the materials Baasha had brought to fortify Ramah.
	www.arts.cornell.edu /jrz3/frmain02.htm

	Mizpah; Mizpeh (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
		Mizpah was fortified by Asa, king of Judah, with materials which Baasha, king of Israel, had used to fortify Ramah (1 Kings 15:22; 2 Chronicles 16:6).
		From this passage we also learn that the place was an ancient sanctuary--"for in Mizpah there was a place of prayer aforetime for Israel."
		Mizpah was the scene of memorable assembly in a day of sore anxiety for Judah, when Judas Maccabeus called the warriors of Judah together for counsel and prayer (1 Macc 3:46).
	bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/6103 (1119 words)

	The prophet Hosea. Bible critic. The tribe of Benjamin, Judah and Ephraim at war in Judges.
		For many centuries the ancient Jewish people were split into two kingdoms, Israel in the north, and Judah in the south.
		Ephraim was the tribe of the hereditary monarchy in Israel, and any reference to Ephraim is a reference to the monarchy (note the equivalency with 'Judah's rulers' and the explicit reference to the royal house in the opening passage of the segment).
		Thus all the Israelites, united to a man, were massed against the town." (Judges Chapter 20 verse 9)
	www.awitness.org /lostmess/ramah.html (1119 words)

	Dr. Robert A. Harris
		Harris is a graduate of the Joint Program between JTS and Columbia University, receiving a BA in ancient studies from Columbia and a BHL in Talmud from JTS.
		Harris, a former actor who performed in musical and dramatic productions in the New York area, is past Director of Theater at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin.
		Harris has served as a rabbi in several congregations in the United States and Israel, including the Pelham Jewish Center in Westchester County, New York, and Moriah Synagogue in Haifa.
	www.jtsa.edu /progs/bib/roharris/index.shtml (419 words)

	Ramoth - Enpsychlopedia
		Ramoth is the name of several places in ancient Israel:
		"Ramoth of the south" (1 Samuel 30:27) appearently refers to "Ramah of the south" or Baalath-Beer in Joshua 19:8.
		Ramoth is also the name of the gold dragon in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern books that is ridden by the Benden Weyerlady Lessa.
	www.grohol.com /wiki/Ramoth (419 words)

	Ramah Parent and Staff Member Writes About Trip to Israel
		As we were sitting in the ancient theater of Tzippori, we saw a rainbow over the valley.
		Throughout the site there are beautiful mosaics, the most famous of which is the “Mona Lisa of Tzippori.” The one in the Roman market is full of pagan symbols, recounting Greek mythology.
		It was the seat of the Sanhedrin, the main Jewish court, at the time the Mishnah was codified and written down.
	www.campramah.org /israel/amer022703.html (901 words)

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