Jarmuth
Jarmuth, a Canaanite city conquered by Joshua, later allotted to Judah.
The name Jarmuth means “fearing, or seeing, or throwing down, death”
PlaceOld Testament2 books6 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 10:3; only referred to as Jarmuth (יַרְמוּת).
Location
- Identified as
- Tel Yarmuth
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.708° N, 34.975° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- יַרְמוּתJarmuth
Mentions
- Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
- So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
- …the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
- Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
- …in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,