Results for “Ramoth-gilead”
Encyclopedia article
Ramoth-gilead
Ramoth-gilead was a city in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. In the Old Testament it was one of the cities of refuge and a battleground repeatedly contested by the northern kingdom of Israel and Aram. King Ahab was killed in battle there.
Articles 10, showing 10
- Ramoth-gileadBible
Ramoth-gilead was a city in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. It was a city of refuge in the territory of the tribe of Gad, and Israel and Aram fought over it repeatedly. It is known as the place where Ahab was killed in battle and where Jehu was anointed king.
- 1 Kings 22Bible
1 Kings 22 recounts how King Ahab disregarded the warning of the prophet Micaiah, went to battle at Ramoth-gilead with King Jehoshaphat of Judah, and was killed. The chapter then summarizes the reign of Jehoshaphat and the accession of Ahaziah.
- 2 Chronicles 18Bible
This chapter recounts how Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, joins Ahab, king of Israel, in the battle for Ramoth-gilead. Unlike the four hundred prophets, the prophet Micaiah foretells defeat, and Ahab, who fights in disguise, is struck by an arrow and dies.
- MicaiahPeople
Micaiah, the son of Imlah, was a prophet in the time of Ahab, king of Israel. When four hundred prophets predicted victory, he alone prophesied Ahab's defeat (1 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 18).
- Zedekiah son of ChenaanahPeople
Zedekiah son of Chenaanah was a prophet in the time of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel. He prophesied victory in the war against Aram and struck the prophet Micaiah on the cheek. He appears in 1 Kings 22 and 2 Chronicles 18.
- 2 Kings 9Bible
2 Kings 9 is the chapter in which one of the sons of the prophets, sent by Elisha, anoints the army commander Jehu as king of Israel, after which Jehu kills King Joram of Israel, King Ahaziah of Judah, and Jezebel.
- 2 Chronicles 20Bible
2 Chronicles 20 recounts how Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, responds to an invading coalition of Moabites and Ammonites by fasting and praying, then goes out with singers leading the way and gains the victory. The chapter closes with a summary of Jehoshaphat's reign and the episode of the fleet at Ezion-geber.
- JehuPeople
Jehu was a king of the northern kingdom of Israel in the late ninth century BC. Anointed by one of the sons of the prophets sent by Elisha, he wiped out the house of Ahab and the worship of Baal. The dynasty he founded lasted four generations.
- ImlahPeople
Imlah was the father of Micaiah, a prophet in the time of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel. He appears in Scripture only four times, always in the phrase "Micaiah the son of Imlah."