Ramathem
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Ramathem [1]
( ῾Ραμαθέμ v. r. ῾Ραθαμείν; Josephus, ῾Ραμαθά [ Ant. 13:4, 9]; Vulg. Ramathan), one of the three "governments" ( νομοί and τοπαρχίαι ( lt) which were added to Judtea by king Demetrius Nicator out of the country of Samaria ( 1 Maccabees 11:34); the others were Aphmerema and Lydda. It no doubt derived its name from a town of the name of Ramathaim, probably that renowned as the birthplace of Samuel the prophet. — Smith.
