Ramoth-Gilead
The fortified city in Gilead.
Description
Steep fortified city built on rock. Located in the territory of Gad, east of the Jordan.
"The peculiarity of this village lying on a raised rocky platform in the middle of a crown of mountain tops, some of which are higher, some lower than it, appears in all its typical beauty in the rather hard light of a somewhat windy morning. It looks like a huge granite tray with buildings, little houses, bridges, fountains lying on it, for the amusement of a gigantic child. The houses seem to be engraved in calcareous rock which is the basic matter in the area. They are square shaped and built with blocks laid one upon another, some are not plastered, the blocks of some are still in their rough natural state, they really look like the little houses decorating a Christmas crib built with cubes by a big clever boy."[1]
Significant events
Jesus meets Alexander Misace, a descendant of Jewish exile in Babylon. He awakens his faith.
Its name
Ramoth-in-Gilead, today salt. Different from Ramoth-Gilead which is historically located further north.
Where is it mentioned in the work?
GRM 286 GRM 287
GRM 497
GRM 559
Learn more about this place
In the work of Maria Valtorta, the location of the only Ramot corresponds to the city of salt. The historically named Ramoth-Gilead city would be further north, near Bozrah, but it is not mentioned in Maria Valtorta. It was a city of refuge given to the Levites.[2] It is the region of Jephthah, the judge of Israel who was led to sacrifice his own daughter following an imprudent vow of victory over the Ammonites.[3]
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