Bible Dictionary
EN-RIMMON
A southern city associated with Judah and Simeon, later reinhabited after the exile. It is commonly identified with a site north of Beersheba.
Definition
En-rimmon was a southern city associated with Judah and Simeon. Its name means “the fountain of Rimmon,” or possibly “the spring of the pomegranate.” It was reinhabited after the exile.
Biblical Usage
The city is listed among the cities of Judah and is also assigned to Simeon. Nehemiah records its reoccupation after the Captivity, and Zechariah places Rimmon in the southern extent of the land.
Historical Background
En-rimmon was a very southerly place. It is commonly identified with Khirbet Umm er-Rumamin, about nine miles north of Beersheba. Eusebius described Erimmon as a very large village south of Eleutheropolis.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>en-rim'-on (`en-rimmon, "the fountain of Rimmon" (see RIMMON), or perhaps "the spring of the pomegranate"; Eromoth, Rhemmon):</p><p>A city of Judah (Jos 15:32), "Ain and Rimmon"; ascribed to Simeon (Jos 19:7; 1Ch 4:32, "Ain, Rimmon"). In Ne 11:29 mentioned as reinhabited after the Captivity. Zec 14:10, runs: "All the land shall be made like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem." It must have been a very southerly place. In the Eusebius, Onomasticon, ("Erimmon") it is described as a "very large village 16 miles South of Eleutheropolis." Kh. Umm er Rumamin, 9 miles North of Beersheba is the usually accepted site. See PEF, 398; Sh XXIV.</p><p>E. W. G. Masterman</p>