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(Rihm' mohn) Place and divine name meaning, “pomegranate.” 1. Chief god of Syria, also called Hadad. Naaman worshiped Rimmon in Damascus (2 Kings 5:18 ). 2 . Town allotted to tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:32 ) but then given to Simeon (Joshua 19:7; compare 1 Chronicles 4:32 ). Early translations and many modern interpreters read En-rimmon in all occurrences. It is modern Khirbet er-Ramamin two miles south of Lahav. Zechariah 14:10 described it as the southern boundary of God's new exalted kingdom. See Joshua 19:13; 1 Chronicles 6:77 ), probably the original reading for present Dimnah (Joshua 21:35 ). See Judges 20:45-47 ), modern Rammun four miles east of Bethel. 5. Father of Rechab and Baanah, who killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth (2Samuel 4:2,2 Samuel 4:9 ).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Rimmon'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/r/rimmon.html. 1991.

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