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Rimmon

Facts

Rimmon is the name of a man and also of several Biblical locations. It is also the name of a false god. It means "pomegranate."

  • 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. The Rock of Rimmon was a place of safety where the Benjamites went to escape from being killed.
  • Rimmon-Parez was an unknown location in the Judean wilderness.