The area in Egypt where Joseph installed his family (Gen. 47: 11); it takes its name from the town which was later built there by Israelite slave labour under another Pharaoh, Rameses II. It became the delta residence of the dynasty.
Citation for Rameses
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"Rameses." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 21, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1584>.
Chicago
"Rameses." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1584 (accessed May 21, 2013).