# Rimmon # ## Facts: ## Rimmon was the name of a man and of several places mentioned in the Bible. It was also the name of a false god. * A man named Rimmon was a Benjamite from the city of Beeroth in Zebulun. This man's sons murdered Ishbosheth, the crippled son of Jonathan. * Rimmon was a town in the southern part of Judah, in the region occupied by the tribe of Benjamin. * The "rock of Rimmon" was a place of safety where the Benjamites went to escape from being killed in a battle. * Rimmon Perez was an unknown location in the Judean wilderness. * The Syrian commander Naaman spoke of the temple of the false god Rimmon, where the king of Syria worshiped. (Translation suggestions: [Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)) (See also: [Benjamin](../other/benjamin.md), [Judea](../other/judea.md), [Naaman](../other/naaman.md), [Syria](../other/syria.md), [Zebulun](../other/zebulun.md)) ## Bible References: ## * [2 Kings 05:17-19](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/05/17) * [2 Samuel 04:5-7](rc://en/tn/help/2sa/04/05) * [Judges 20:45-46](rc://en/tn/help/jdg/20/45) * [Judges 21:13-15](rc://en/tn/help/jdg/21/13) ## Word Data:## * Strong's: