Raamses

[ rey-am-seez ]

noun

1. a city that was built for the Pharaoh by the Israelites and from which the Exodus began. Exodus 1:11.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Raamses¹

From Late Latin Ramesses, from Greek Rhamessēs, from Hebrew Raʿmĕsēs, Raʿamĕsēs, from Egyptian rʿ-ms-sw “(the god) Re has begotten him”

Example Sentences

The site of Raamses or Ramses, the companion city of Pithom, has still to be discovered.

From Project Gutenberg

We are told in the Book of Exodus that two of the “treasure cities” which the Israelites built for the Pharaoh of the Oppression were “Pithom and Raamses.”

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If, with most recent writers upon Egyptian history, we identify him with the ‘king who knew not Joseph,’ the builder of Pithom and Raamses, the first oppressor of the Israelites, we must add some darker shades to the picture, and look upon him as a cruel and ruthless despot, who did not shrink from inflicting on innocent persons the severest pain and suffering.”

From Project Gutenberg

The Israelites grew and multiplied until the land was filled with them, but new Kings ruled in Egypt, hostile to them, and their lives were made bitter with hard bondage and compulsory work in mortar and brick, "and they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses."

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And they built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses.

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