Rameses
Ancient site; 4 competing modern identifications, best supported being Qantir.
Placesettlement5 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Qantir509
- Tell el Daba270
- Tell el Farama13
- Tanis-206
Names
- Rameses — רַעְמְסֵס raəməses “Ra created him” (H7486) · Ραμεσση Ramessē — Genesis 47:11
Name variants
- Rameses (46)
- Raamses (4)
References
Topical references
- The district in Egypt which was inhabited by the Israelites — Genesis 47:11; Exodus 1:11; Exodus 12:37; Numbers 33:3; Numbers 33:5
- City of, built by the Israelites as a treasure city for one of the Pharaohs — Exodus 1:11
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.