Thematic Bible: Home of samuel
Thematic Bible
Ramah » Also called ramathaim-zophim » Home of samuel
Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged Israel there and built an altar to the Lord there.
So Samuel took the horn full of olive oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers. The Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel got up and went to Ramah.
They got up early the next morning and after worshiping the Lord, they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her. After some time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, thinking, "I asked the Lord for him.
Then Samuel went to Ramah, while Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.