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Raamses, Rameses
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District in Goshen in Lower Egypt, east of the Nile, in which Jacob and his descendants were placed, and in which they built a treasure city of the same name for Pharaoh. It was from thence the Israelites began their march out of Egypt. Genesis 47:11 ; Exodus 1:11 ; Exodus 12:37 ; Numbers 33:3,5 . It is not identified. It is a disputed point as to whether the name of the district or of the city had any connection with the Egyptian kings named Rameses.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Raamses, Rameses'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/mbd/r/raamses--rameses.html. 1897.