in Ancient Geography, a town of Benjamin, near Gibea, (Judges); called Rama of Saul (1 Sam. xxii.), six miles from Jerusalem to the north; memorable for the story of the Levite and his concubine: Taken and fortified by Baasa king of Israel, in order to annoy the kingdom of Judah. This Rama is mentioned Isa. x. Jer. xxxi. and Math. ii. and is to be distinguished from Rama of Samuel, 1 Sam. xix. called also Ramatha, 1 Sam. i. 49. and Ramathaim Zophim, ibid. i. 1. which lay a great way to the west, towards Joppa, near Lydda, 1 Macab. ii. the birthplace of Samuel; adjoining to the mountains of Ephraim, and the place of his residence, 1 Sam. xv. &c. (Joseph.). Called Romula in the lower age, (Gol. Tyrius). There is here a convent of the fathers of the Holy Land, inhabited only by Portuguese, Spaniards, and Italians.