Ramathaim-Zophim

Ramathaim-Zophim

רמתיים־צופים‎
Ramah viewed from the south, image c. 1915
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Alternative name	Ramah, Ramatha
Region	Southern Levant
Coordinates	31°49′59″N 35°10′52″E / 31.833°N 35.181°E / 31.833; 35.181
Type	town
History
Cultures	Kingdom of Judah

Ramathaim-Zophim (Hebrew: רמתיים־צופים), also called Ramah (רָמָה‎) and Ramatha in the Douay–Rheims Bible translation (Ramathaimsophim in the Vulgate), is a city from the Hebrew Bible, the home town and resting place of prophet Samuel. The name of the town means "the heights of the views."^[1]