Ramathaim-Zophim (Hebrew: רמתיים־צופים‎), also called Ramah (Hebrew: רָמָה‎) and Ramatha in the Douay-Rheims, is a town that has been identified with the modern Neby Samwil ("the prophet Samuel"), about 4 or 5 miles north-west of Jerusalem. But there is no certainty as to its precise locality.

The home of Elkanah, Samuel’s father (1 Samuel 1:19 ; 2:11 ), the birthplace of Samuel and the seat of his authority (1 Sam. 2:11; 7:17), the town is frequently mentioned in the history of that prophet and of David (15:34; 16:13; 19:18-23). Here Samuel died and was buried (25:1).

Benjamin of Tudela visited the site when he traveled the land in 1173, noting that the Crusaders had found the bones of Samuel in a Jewish cemetery in Ramla on the coastal plain and reburied here, overlooking the Holy City.

The traditional tomb site, which became known as Neby Samwil (“the prophet Samuel”), may have been Mizpah in Benjamin, where Samuel was appointed leader of the Israelites (1 Sam. 7:5-6).

However, if Mizpah in Benjamin was Tell en-Nasbeh on the Nablus road, Ishmael who had assassinated Gedaliah would not have fled to Ammon via Gibeon ^[1] which is located to the West near Neby Samwil which overlooks Jerusalem. Furthermore, Judas Machabeus, preparing for war with the Syrians, gathered his men "to Maspha, over against Jerusalem: for in Maspha was a place of prayer heretofore in Israel".^[2]

Some e.g. Petrus Comestor (ca. 1100-1179) in his Historia Scholastica, Cap. CLXXX: De sepultura Domini, have identified Ramathaim Zofim as Arimathea of the New Testament.

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1. ^ Jeremiah Chapter 41 Verse 10-12 Mechon Mamre
2. ^ I Mach., iii, 46, cited in  "Maspha". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 

Coordinates: 31°51′00″N 35°13′54″E / 31.85°N 35.23167°E / 31.85; 35.23167

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Medal record
Men's swimming
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver	1976 Montreal	200 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Silver	1973 Belgrade	200 m butterfly
Silver	1978 Berlin	200 m butterfly
Pan American Games
Silver	1975 Mexico City	200 m butterfly

Steven Garrett "Steve" Gregg (born 3 November 1955 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a former American swimmer. He represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly, finishing behind compatriot Mike Bruner.^[1] Not to be confused with partial Preterist Steve Gregg (born 29 May 1953).

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• Steve Gregg biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/.

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