1 Samuel 1:1
Ramathaimzophim This ancient town, now called Ramla, is, according to Phocas, about thirty-six miles west of Jerusalem, and, according to modern travellers, about nine miles from Joppa and a league from Lydda, between which it is situated. It is built on a rising ground, on a rich plain, and contains about two thousand families. 1Sam 1:19; Matt 27:57, Arimathea mount Judg 17:1, Judg 19:1 Elkanah 1Chr 6:25-27, 1Chr 6:34 Zuph 1Sam 9:5 Ephrathite 1Sam 17:12; Judg 12:5; Ruth 1:2; 1Kgs 11:26
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