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^nf ^* ^^^^' sometimes augmented places where they 
'• -V " -'' reside. It is possible that Rama, from a 
small village, became a large town under their 
dominion; and of this opinion is Qiiaresmius\ 
There seems very little reason to doubt but 
that this Rama was the village mentioned with 
Beihoron, by 6*^. Jerovi, in the passage already 
twice referred to% as the only remains of the 
two cities so named, which were built by 
Solomon^. Reland believed Bernard the Monk 
to be the oldest writer by whom Rama is men- 
tioned*. Bernard visited the Holy Land in the 
ninth century ^ Oriental geographers describe 
si.ckorge it as tlic mctropolis of Paicestine\ In this place 
of Dios- ^ ^ 
polls. the famous tutelar Saint of our ancestors in 
(1) Elueidat. Terr. Sanct. torn. II. p. 8. Jntv. 1639- 
(2) See former Notes of this Chapter. 
(3) Its most ordinary appellations have been, Rama, Ramola, 
and Ramula; although Adriclwmius, who believed it to have been 
Arimathea, mentions the various modifications of Ramatha, Ramathff, 
Ramathaim, and Arimalha, or Arimathia, afterwards, says he, called 
Rama, and Raimila. Vid. Adrichoin. Theat. Terr. Sanct. p. 29. 
Colo7i. 1628. 
(4) Palast. lllust. torn. II. p. 959. Utr. 1714. 
(5) A. D. 870. His Itinerary was published by MahiUon, in the 
"Acta Sanctorum Ordinis Benedicti," printed at Paris in 1672. It- 
follows Arculfe's Itinerary, as given by Adamnaniis, abbot of lona: 
These are Bernard's words : " Deinde venerunt Alarixa ; de AlarixSt 
in Raniula, juxta quam est Monasterium beati Georgii Martyris, ubi 
ipse requiescit." Bernards de Locis Sanctis, up. Mabill. p. ^24. 
(6) "Abulhasen Persa, in Geographic sua MSta, vocat Ramolnm caput 
PalcestincE." Rel, Pal. lllust. torn. II. ^.959. Utr. 1714. 
