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Jarmuth
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
(1) A city of the Canaanites in the Shephelah (Joshua 15:35 ) of Judah whose "king," Piram, joined the league of the "five kings" against Joshua (Joshua 10:3-5 ), was defeated at Gibeon and slain at Makkedah (Joshua 10:23 ). One of the 31 "kings" defeated in Joshua' s campaign (Joshua 12:11 ). In Joshua 15:35 it is mentioned in conjunction with Adullam, Socoh and Azekah, and in Nehemiah 11:29 with Zorah, Zanoah and Adullam. Cheyne ( Encyclopedia Biblica ) suggests that the "Maroth" of Micah 1:12 may be a copyist's error for Jarmuth. In Eusebius, Onomasticon ( OS 2 132 31; 266 38) mention is made of a Ἰερμοχώς ,
(2) A city of Issachar belonging to the "children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites" (Joshua 21:29 ); in the duplicate list in 1 Chronicles 6:73 we have Ramoth, while in the Septuagint version of Joshua 21:29 we have, in different
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Jarmuth'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​j/jarmuth.html. 1915.