# 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](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

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

## Bible References: ##

* [2 Kings 05:17-19](en/tn/2ki/help/05/17)
* [2 Samuel 04:5-7](en/tn/2sa/help/04/05)
* [Judges 20:45-46](en/tn/jdg/help/20/45)
* [Judges 21:13-15](en/tn/jdg/help/21/13)