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RATHAMIN*
A territory transferred from the dominion of Samaria to Judah by Demetrius of Syria. A letter from Demetrius to his adjutant Lasthenes authorizing the transfer is mentioned in 1 Maccabees 11:34. The word is sometimes translated Ramathaim (NLT), the birthplace of Samuel and home of Elkanah and Hannah (1 Sm 1:1, 19; 2:19). In that case, it figures prominently in OT history, for there Saul first made acquaintance with Samuel (9:6, 10), there Samuel retreated after his last break with Saul, and there Samuel’s grave is located (25:1). Textual variants Armathaim (tev “Arimathea”) and Ramatha are partly explained by the transposition of m and th in the Septuagint version. Two modern sites are recommended for the ancient district: Beit Rime, 13 miles (20.9 kilometers) east and north of Lydda, and Ramallah, 8 miles (12.9 kilometers) north of Jerusalem.