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Gath-Rimmon

Hebrew: גַּת־רִמּוֹן —transliteration: Gath-rimmon —meaning: wine press of a pomegranate

This is the name of 2 biblical cities.

  1. Gath-Rimmon in Dan

    This is a Danite city that was also a Levitical city (Joshua 19:45; 21:24; 1 Chronicles 6:69).

    This city was specifically assigned to the Kohathite Levites.

    Other cities of the area were Me-jarkon and Bene-berak.

  2. Gath-rimmon in Manasseh

    This is also a Levitcal city. It was given to the tribe of Manasseh.

    It was located west of the Jordan (Joshua 21:25), and is also called Bileam (1 Chronicles 6:70).

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