RAMOTH-GILEAD — (Heb. רָמוֹת גִּלְעָד), levitical city of refuge in the territory of the tribe of Gad in N. Transjordan, which was held by the family of Merari (Deut. 4:43; Josh. 20:8; 21:38). Ramoth Gilead was chosen by Solomon as the capital of his sixth… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ramoth Gilead — Infobox musical artist Name = Img capt = Ramoth Gilead, 2007 Background = group or band Origin = Bacolod City, Philippines Genre = Christian rock Alternative rock Years active = 2000 ndash; present Label = Jahiel Music Praise Music Incorporated… … Wikipedia
Ramoth-Gilead — 32.536.016666666667 Koordinaten: 32° 30′ 0″ N, 36° 1′ 0″ O … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ramoth-Gilead — A town east of the Jordan designated as a place of refuge (Josh. 20:8) and given to the Levites (Josh. 21:38). It was frequently contested between Israel and Syria and changed hands several times; during a battle at Ramoth Gilead King Ahab of… … Dictionary of the Bible
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 the king of Syria, was mortally wounded (1… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
GILEAD — (Heb. גִּלְעָד), the central region east of the Jordan, approximately between the river Yarmuk in the north and the northern end of the Dead Sea in the south. The name Gilead is explained in the Bible as deriving from Gal ed, in Aramaic Yegar… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ramoth — or Remeth may refer to: * one of several places in ancient Israel: ** Ramoth Gilead, a Levite city of refuge ** Baalath Beer, also known as Ramoth of the South, a city of the tribe of Simeon ** Ramoth (Issachar), a Levite city in the tribe of… … Wikipedia
Gilead — (hebr. גלעד, Gil ad) bezeichnet ein biblisches Land, das nach seinem Ahnherrn so benannt worden sein soll. Es liegt östlich des Jordans zwischen dem Fluss Jarmuk im Norden an der Grenze zu Damaskus und dem Fluss Nahr ez Zarqa (Jabbok) im Süden an … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gilead — From the Scriptures, Gilead means hill of testimony or mound of witness , (Genesis 31:21), a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, situated in the present day Kingdom of Jordan. It is also referred to by the Aramaic name Yegar Sahdutha,… … Wikipedia
GILEAD — a tableland extending along the E. of the Jordan, at a general level of 2000 ft. above the sea, the highest point near Ramoth Gilead being 3597 ft … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
