Dimnah
Dimnah, also known as Rimmon or Rimmono, was a Levitical city in the territory of Zebulun.
PlaceOld Testament2 books3 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 21:35; referred to as Dimnah (דִּמְנָה) or Rimmono (רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ).
Location
- Certainty
- Likely (68% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 32.788° N, 35.311° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
Mentions
- Joshua 19:13רִמּוֹן · Rimmon; רִמּוֹנוֹ · RimmonoFrom there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.
- Joshua 21:35דִּמְנָה · DimnahDimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
- 1 Chronicles 6:77רִמּוֹן · Rimmon; רִמּוֹנוֹ · RimmonoThe Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands.