Raamah

One of the sons of Gush (Gen. x. 7.) There was a Raam - jah also among them that returned from Babylon (Neh. 7: 7.) And as Raam, or Raamah is derived from Rabam, thunder, Raam - jah, means thunder of the Lord.

Ra´amah, a city of the Cushites, or of Cushite origin (Gen 10:7; 1Ch 1:9; Eze 27:22). Its situation is not clearly known.

1Ch 1:9, a region settled by Cushites, descendants of a grandson of Ham of the same name, Gen 10:7 . It is supposed to have adjoined the Persian gulf on its western shore towards the north, Eze 27:12 .\par

Ra’amah. (horse’s mane). A son of Cush, and father of the Cushite, Sheba and Dedan. Gen 10:7. (B.C. after 2513). The tribe of Raamah became, afterward, renowned as traders. Eze 27:22. They were settled on the Persian Gulf.

A Cushite race. Called son of Cush (Gen 10:7; Septuagint translated Rhegma the same as that in Ptolemy 6:7, S. of the Persian gulf). Sheba and Dedan are Raamah’s sons (Eze 27:22). His locality must therefore be southern Arabia. Renowned as traders with Tyre and other peoples (Eze 27:22).

Raamah (râ’a-mah), trembling. A commercial country which traded with Tyre. Eze 27:22. It furnished spices, gems, and gold, and was probably named after a son of Cush, whose descendants are believed to have settled upon the southwestern shore of the Persian Gulf.

[Ra’amah]

Fourth son of Cush, a son of Ham. He was father of Sheba and Dedan, whose descendants are supposed to have settled along the shores of the Persian Gulf. Merchants of Raamah traded with Tyre, who were doubtless connected with the above. Gen 10:7; 1Ch 1:9; Eze 27:22.

RAAMAH is called (Gen 10:7 = 1Ch 1:9 [Raama]) a son of Cush, and father of Sheba and Dedan (Gen 10:28). The locality of this Arabian tribe is not yet ascertained. Opinion is divided between the Regma of Ptolemy, on the W. of the Persian Gulf, and the Rammanitœ of Strabo in S. Arabia, N.W. of Hadramaut (see Hazarmaveth) and E. of the ancient Sheba. The latter is the more probable identification. Raamah is also associated with Sheba in Eze 27:22 as trading with Tyre.

J. F. M‘Curdy.