Raamses
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Raamses
From Late Latin Ramesses, from Greek Rhamessēs, from Hebrew Raʿmĕsēs, Raʿamĕsēs, from Egyptian rʿ-ms-sw “(the god) Re has begotten him”
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Holy Writ says the Hebrew slaves "built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses," not pyramids.
From Time Magazine Archive
A papyrus describing the happy town of Raamses ends with these lines.—
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
From The Bible, King James version, Book 2: Exodus by Anonymous
He suspended a brick-press from his own neck, and himself took part in the work at Pithom and Raamses.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2 by Henrietta Szold
The site of Raamses or Ramses, the companion city of Pithom, has still to be discovered.
From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
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