Rumah
Rumah is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Horbat Rumah. The name means “exalted; sublime; rejected.”
Where is Rumah?
Approx. 32.7889, 35.2932 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Horbat Rumah | settlement | Medium |
| another name for Arumah | settlement | Low |
| another name for Adoraim | settlement | Low |
| Deir ed Domeh | settlement | Low |
| another name for Dumah 1 | settlement | Low |
Rumah in the Bible dictionary
Elevation, probably the same as Arumah (Judg. 9:41; 2 Kings 23:36), near Shechem. Others identify it with Tell Rumeh, in Galilee, about 6 miles north of Nazareth.
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Verses that mention Rumah
- 2 Kings 23:36
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.