Rimmon
Rimmon was a rock where 600 Benjamite survivors fled after a battle with the other Israelite tribes.
The name Rimmon means “exalted; pomegranate”
PlaceOld Testament1 book3 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Judges 20:45; only referred to as Rimmon (רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ).
Location
- Identified as
- El Jai Cave
- Certainty
- Uncertain (29% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.848° N, 35.305° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹRimmon
Mentions
- Then the Benjamites turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and Israel cut down 5,000 men on the roads. And they overtook them at Gidom and struck down 2,000 more.
- But 600 men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months.
- Then the whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who were at the rock of Rimmon.