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( ῾ÑáìáèÝì v. r. ῾Ñáèáìåßí ; Josephus, ῾ÑáìáèÜ [Ant. 13:4, 9]; Vulg. Ramathan), one of the three “governments” ( íïìïß and ôïðáñ÷ßáé ( lt) which were added to Judtea by king Demetrius Nicator out of the country of Samaria (1Ma_11:34); the others were Aphmerema and Lydda. It no doubt derived its name from a town of the name of Ramathaim, probably that renowned as the birthplace of Samuel the prophet. — Smith.