James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Ram

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James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Ram


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RAM.—1. An ancestor of David (Rth_4:19, Mat_1:3-4; in Luk_3:33 Arni). In 1Ch_2:9 he is called the brother, but in 1Ch_2:25; 1Ch_2:27 the son of Jerahmeel. 2. The family to which Elihu belonged (Job_32:2). Some have supposed that Ram is a contraction for Aram. [Note: Aramaic.]

RAM
.—See Sheep, and (for battering-ram) Fortification and Siegecraft, 6 (c).