# Rimmon #

## Facts: ##

Rimmon is 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-Parez 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.

(Translation suggestions: [Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))

(See also: [benjamin](../other/benjamin.md), [judea](../other/judea.md), [naaman](../other/naaman.md), [syria](../other/syria.md), [zebulun](../other/zebulun.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [2 Kings 05:17-19](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/2ki/05/17)
* [2 Samuel 04:5-7](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/2sa/04/05)
* [Judges 20:45-46](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jdg/20/45)
* [Judges 21:13-15](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jdg/21/13)