Arumah

Arumah a biblical toponym mentioned in the Book of Judges (9:41):[1] "Then Abimelek stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his clan out of Shechem."

The reference is in the context of story describing a local revolt against Abimelech, the king of Shechem by Gaal the son of Ebed.

It has been suggested that Arumah was located at Duma, Nablus.

[2] Charles William Meredith van de Velde passed by Khirbet el-'Ormeh in 1851/2, and noted "I believe I may recognise the Arumah of Judges ix 41".

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