![]() |
|
|
|
Mount Ephraim and Benjamin
|


|
54. Armathaim, also Arimathea
- (Ranthis) |
|
|
Ruma (Judg 9:31) or Aruma, where "Abimelech dwelt", as is written in the Book of Judges. Now it is called Remphis and is located in the boundaries of Diospolis, and many people today call it Arimathea. (Eusebius, Onomasticon 144:27-29; Jerome 145:27-29) |
Photo: The village of Ranthis, on the western samaritan hills. |