Rimmon (Place)

1. Alternate name for En-rimmon, a town in southern Judah, in Joshua 15:32 and 1 Chronicles 4:32. See En-rimmon.

2. Town in the territory allotted to Zebulun’s tribe for an inheritance (Jos 19:13); alternately called Dimnah in Joshua 21:35.

3. Large cave about 12 miles (19.3 kilometers) north of Jerusalem and 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) south of biblical Ephraim (modern Taiyiba), also called the Rock of Rimmon. Six hundred refugees from the city of Gibeah found shelter in the cave for four months (Jgs 20:45–47; 21:13).