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1.1 KiB
1.1 KiB
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.
(Translation suggestions: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
(See also: Benjamin, Judea, Naaman, Syria, Zebulun)
Bible References:
Word Data:
- Strong's: H7417