Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Rameses"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Rameses
"the land of" (Gen. 47:11), was probably "the land of Goshen"
(q.v.) 45:10. After the Hebrews had built Rameses, one of the
"treasure cities," it came to be known as the "land" in which
that city was built.
The city bearing this name (Ex. 12:37) was probably identical
with Zoan, which Rameses II. ("son of the sun") rebuilt. It
became his special residence, and ranked next in importance and
magnificance to Thebes. Huge masses of bricks, made of Nile mud,
sun-dried, some of them mixed with stubble, possibly moulded by
Jewish hands, still mark the site of Rameses. This was the
general rendezvous of the Israelites before they began their
march out of Egypt. Called also Raamses (Ex. 1:11).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Rameses
n : any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC
[syn: {Rameses}, {Ramesses}, {Ramses}]
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