1 Samuel 7:17

New American Bible - revised edition

Then he used to return to Ramah, for that was his home. There, too, he judged Israel and built an altar to the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 33:20

He set up an altar there and invoked “El, the God of Israel.”

Genesis 35:7

There he built an altar and called the place El-Bethel, for it was there that God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

Isaiah 10:29

He has crossed the ravine, at Geba he has camped for the night. Ramah trembles, Gibeah of Saul has fled.

Judges 4:5

She used to sit under Deborah’s palm tree, between Ramah and Bethel in the mountain region of Ephraim, where the Israelites came up to her for judgment.

Judges 6:24

So Gideon built there an altar to the Lord and called it Yahweh-shalom. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

1 Samuel 1:1

There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

1 Samuel 1:19

Early the next morning they worshiped before the Lord, and then returned to their home in Ramah. When they returned Elkanah had intercourse with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her. Hannah Bears a Son.

1 Samuel 11:15

So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king in the Lord’s presence. They also sacrificed communion offerings there before the Lord, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.

1 Samuel 14:35

and Saul built an altar to the Lord—this was the first time he built an altar to the Lord. Jonathan in Danger of Death.

1 Samuel 15:34

Samuel departed for Ramah, while Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

1 Samuel 2:11

When Elkanah returned home to Ramah, the child remained in the service of the Lord under the priest Eli. Wickedness of Eli’s Sons.

1 Samuel 28:3

Now, Samuel was dead. All Israel had mourned him and buried him in his city, Ramah. Meanwhile Saul had driven mediums and diviners out of the land. Saul in Despair.

1 Samuel 8:4

Therefore all the elders of Israel assembled and went to Samuel at Ramah

1 Samuel 9:12

The young women answered, “Yes, there—straight ahead. Hurry now; just today he came to the city, because the people have a sacrifice today on the high place.