Rameses in Easton's Bible Dictionary
"the land of" (Gen. 47:11), was probably "the land of
Goshen"
(q.v.) 45:10. After the Hebrews had built Rameses,
one of the
"treasure cities," it came to be known as the "land"
in which
that city was built.
The city bearing this name (Ex. 12:37) was probably
identical
with Zoan, which Rameses II. ("son of the sun")
rebuilt. It
became his special residence, and ranked next in
importance and
magnificance to Thebes. Huge masses of bricks, made
of Nile mud,
sun-dried, some of them mixed with stubble, possibly
moulded by
Jewish hands, still mark the site of Rameses. This
was the
general rendezvous of the Israelites before they
began their
march out of Egypt. Called also Raamses (Ex. 1:11).
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