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Rimmon

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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1. A town of Palestine, near the frontier of Edom, Joshua 15:21,32 Zechariah 14:10 , in the region assigned to the tribe of Simeon, Joshua 19:7 1 Chronicles 4:32 Nehemiah 11:29 .

2. A town on a high chalky hill, a few miles east of Bethel, Judges 20:45-47 21:13 . A village called Rummon still exists there.

3. A city of Zebulun, assigned to the Levites, Joshua 19:13; perhaps the same as Rimmono, 1 Chronicles 6:77 , which may be traced in the modern village Rimmaneh, northwest of mount Tabor.

4. An unknown encampment of the Israelites in the desert, Numbers 33:19 .

5. An idol of the Syrians, 2 Kings 5:18 . See NAMAAN.

Bibliography Information
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Rimmon'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​r/rimmon.html. 1859.
 
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