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Raamses

[ rey-am-seez ]

/ reɪˈæm siz /

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noun

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

Compare Pithom.

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Examples from the Web for raamses

He set over them taskmasters, to afflict them with their burdens, and they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithon and Raamses.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1|George W. Williams
Raamses, or Rameses, is a Coptic word meaning the son of the sun.
The Anabasis of Alexander|Arrian of Nicomedia
And they built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
Among his enterprises were the cities of Pithom and Raamses in the Delta.
Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton

And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 5 (of 12)|G. Maspero