How to Pronounce Ramathaim Zophim

What does Ramathaim Zophim mean?

Ramathaim Zophim means “the two watch-towers”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Ramathaim Zophim?

The two heights of the Zophites or of the watchers (only in 1 Sam. 1:1), “in the land of Zuph” (9:5). Ramathaim is another name for Ramah (4). One of the Levitical families descended from Kohath, that of Zuph or Zophai (1 Chr. 6:26, 35), had a district assigned to them in Ephraim, which from this circumstance was called “the land of Zuph,” and hence the name of the town, “Zophim.” It was the birth-place of Samuel and the seat of his authority (1 Sam. 2:11; 7:17). It is frequently mentioned in the history of that prophet and of David (15:34; 16:13; 19:18-23). Here Samuel died and was buried (25:1).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Found in Scripture

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