Gath-rimmon
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Other places named Gath-rimmon: Gath-rimmon (Joshua 21).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Gath Rimmon, Gath-Rimmon |
| Most likely | Tel Gerisa (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.092° N, 34.807° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 19:45 |
Gath-rimmon is a settlement named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tel Gerisa (low confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Tel Gerisa | low (34%) | 32.092° N, 34.807° E |
| Tel Zeton | low (18%) | 32.099° N, 34.837° E |
| Ras Abu Hamid | very low (5%) | 31.903° N, 34.890° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 19:45And Jehud, and Bene–berak, and Gath–rimmon,Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,
- Joshua 21:24Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 6:69And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath–rimmon with her suburbs:Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon, together with their pasturelands.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.