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