Ramoth Gilead in Easton's Bible Dictionary
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 Kings
22:1-36). A similar attempt was afterwards made by
Ahaziah and
Joram, when the latter was wounded (2 Kings 8:28).
In this city
Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat, was anointed by one of
the sons of
the prophets (9:1, 4).
It has with probability been identified with Reimun,
on the
northern slope of the Jabbok, about 5 miles west of
Jerash or
Gerasa, one of the cities of Decapolis. Others
identify it with
Gerosh, about 25 miles north-east of es-Salt, with
which also
many have identified it. (See RAMATH-MIZPEH
-T0003066.)
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