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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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RAM . 1 . An ancestor of David ( Ruth 4:19 , Matthew 1:3-4; in Luke 3:33 Arni ). In 1 Chronicles 2:9 he is called the brother , but in 1 Chronicles 2:25; 1 Chronicles 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 ).

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Ram'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​r/ram.html. 1909.
 
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