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("Heights of Gilead.") A fortress commanding Argob and the Jair towns, occupied by Solomon's commissariat officer (). Keenly fought for by the Israelites and their enemies the Syrians under Ahab and Joram (; it had been seized by Benhadad I from Omri; Josephus Ant. 8:15, section 3. Ahab fell in attempting to recover it). Joram of Israel allied himself with Ahaziah of Judah (-6), gained and kept Ramoth Gilead in spite of Hazael (-15; Josephus Ant. 9:6; section 1). Jehu from it started to seize the kingdom. or Ramath Mizpeh in . The spot called by Jacob in his covenant with Laban, of which the pillar and stone heap was pledge, Galeed and Mizpah. (See MIZPAH.) A city of refuge in Gad (; ; ). Now Es Salt, W. of Philadelphia, or else Jela'ad (Gilead) four miles N. of Es Salt, for Ramath Mizpeh is in the N. of Gad (), which Es Salt is not. The Arabic of has Ramah el Jeresh or Ramah el Jerash (Gerasa).