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Rameses in the Bible.

Rameses is a town in the Bible, about 340 km (211 miles) west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 5 verses, from Genesis 47:11 to Numbers 33:5.

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What happened at Rameses.

“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).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Rameses.

Joseph 1Pharaoh 1

Near Rameses.

All 5 verses that name Rameses.

Genesis 1

  • Genesis 47:11And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

Exodus 2

  • Exodus 1:11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
  • Exodus 12:37And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

Numbers 2

  • Numbers 33:3And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.
  • Numbers 33:5And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.

Questions about Rameses.

Where is Rameses in the Bible?

Rameses is a town about 340 km (211 miles) west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Rameses named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Rameses in 5 verses, in 3 books, from Genesis 47:11 to Numbers 33:5.

Which people are named with Rameses in the Bible?

The verses that name Rameses also name Joseph and Pharaoh.

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