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RIMMON

(Heb. rimmôn)

(PLACE)

1. En-rimmon (“pomegranate spring”); a city allotted originally to Simeon (Josh. 19:7) that eventually became part of a southern district of Judah (15:32). In the postexilic period, En-rimmon was one of the cities in which Judeans settled (Neh. 11:29). A late text appended to Zechariah refers to the whole land of Judah “from Geba to Rimmon,” suggesting that this Rimmon was the southernmost town of Judean occupation during that period (Zech. 14:10). It has traditionally been identified with µorvat Rimmon/Khirbet Umm er-Ramāmîm (137086), Eusebius located a town called Eremmon ca. 28 km. (16 mi.) from Eleutheropolis (Beth-guvrin) in the vicinity of µorvat Rimmon. Recent excavations, however, have demonstrated that µorvat Rimmon was not occupied in the Iron Age. A more likely identification is Tel µalif/Tell Khuweilifeh (1373.0879), less than 1.6 km. (1 mi.) NW of µorvat Rimmon.

2. A levitical city assigned to the Merarites and belonging to the tribe of Zebulun. In Zebulun’s list of levitical cities (Josh. 21:35), Dimnah is an unknown location and probably a scribal mistake for Rimmon (cf. 1 Chr. 6:77[MT 62], “Rimmono”). The town is usually identified with modern Rummâneh/³orvat Rimona (179243), ca. 10 km. (6 mi.) N of Nazareth.

3. An outcropping of rocks to which 600 Benjaminites fled from Gibeah after being defeated by the other Israelite tribes (Judg. 20:45-47). They remained there four months until the Israelites offered them peace (Judg. 21:13). The rock of Rimmon has traditionally been identified with on outcropping of rock ca. 6.5 km. (4 mi.) E of Bethel, the site of the modern village of Rammûn.

Ronald A. Simkins

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RIMMON

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)