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Gathrimmon
(press of the pomegranate)
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A city given out of the tribe of Dan to the Levites. (Joshua 21:24; 1 Chronicles 6:69) situated on the plain of Philistia, apparently not far from Joppa. (Joshua 19:45) A town of the half tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan, assigned to the Levites. (Joshua 21:25) The reading Gath-rimmon is probably an error of the transcribers.
In the Bible
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Verses where Gathrimmon is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 6:69
Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon, together with their pasturelands.
- Joshua 19:45
Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,
- Joshua 21:24
Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
- Joshua 21:25
And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
Scripture on Gathrimmon
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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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