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Rimmon

Facts:

Rimmon was the name of a man and of several places mentioned in the Bible. It was also the name of a false god.

  • A man named Rimmon was a Benjamite from the city of Beeroth in Zebulun. This man's sons murdered Ishbosheth, the crippled son of Jonathan.
  • Rimmon was a town in the southern part of Judah, in the region occupied by the tribe of Benjamin.
  • The "rock of Rimmon" was a place of safety where the Benjamites went to escape from being killed in a battle.
  • Rimmon Perez was an unknown location in the Judean wilderness.
  • The Syrian commander Naaman spoke of the temple of the false god Rimmon, where the king of Syria worshiped.

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(See also: Benjamin, Judea, Naaman, Syria, Zebulun)

Bible References:

Word Data:

  • Strong's: H7417