This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Kaldari (talk | contribs) at 04:13, 27 July 2013 (some clean-up). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 04:13, 27 July 2013 by Kaldari (talk | contribs) (some clean-up)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Rimmon (Hebrew "pomegranate") may refer to:
Hebrew Bible
- A man of Beeroth (2 Samuel 4:2), one of the four Gibeonite cities. (See Joshua 9:17.)
- A Syrian cult image, mentioned only in 2 Kings 5:18. In Syria this deity was known as “Baal” (“the Lord” par excellence), in Assyria as “Ramanu” (“the Thunderer”).
- One of the "uttermost cities" of Judah, afterwards given to Simeon (Josh. 15:21, 32; 19:7; 1 Chronicles 4:32). In Josh. 15:32 Ain and Rimmon are mentioned separately, but in 19:7 and 1 Chr. 4:32 the two words are probably to be combined, as forming together the name of one place, Ain-Rimmon = "the spring of the pomegranate" (compare Nehemiah 11:29). It has been identified with Um er-Rumamin, about 13 miles south-west of Hebron.
- The Rock of Rimmon, where the Benjamites fled (Judges 20:45, 47; 21:13), and where they maintained themselves for four months after the battle at Gibeah. It is the present village of Rammun, "on the very edge of the hill country, with a precipitous descent toward the Jordan valley," supposed to be the site of Ai.
Other
- An ornament of the Torah scroll (pl. Rimmonim)
- "Rimmon", a poem by Rudyard Kipling
- Rimmon, an Israeli weekly publication
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rimmon.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Categories: