Old Testament
Raamah
A son of Cush and grandson of Ham, representing a descendant line of the Cushite people.
Raamah is listed in the Table of Nations as a son of Cush, placing him among the descendants of Ham. He is identified as the father of Sheba and Dedan, representing a lineage that settled in regions associated with trade and commerce. Ezekiel 27:22 later references the merchants of Raamah as trading in spices, gold, and precious stones in the markets of Tyre.
In the text
- Verses
- 3
- Books
- 3
- First appears
- Genesis 10:7
- Last appears
- Ezekiel 27:22
Where Raamah appears
3 verses · 3 chaptersIn the same books
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
- Bethuel10 versesThe son of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and nephew of Abraham.
- Put2 versesA son of Ham and progenitor of a North African people group often associated with ancient Libya.
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