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Enrimmon

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Enrimmon was a settlement reinhabited by people of Judah after the Babylonian captivity. It may have been the same place as Ain and Rimmon mentioned in earlier lists of Judah’s towns.

Definition

Enrimmon, “fountain of the pomegranate,” was one of the places reinhabited by the men of Judah after their return from captivity.

Biblical Usage

Enrimmon is listed among the settlements occupied after the return from captivity.

Historical Background

It may be the same place as Ain and Rimmon, or Ain and Remmon, mentioned in earlier lists of Judah’s cities.

Scripture References

Historical Bible Dictionaries

Smith's Bible Dictionary
(fount of the pomegranate), one of the places which the men of Judah reinhabited after their return from the captivity. (Nehemiah 11:29) Perhaps the same as “Ain and Rimmon,” (Joshua 15:32) and “Ain, Remmon,” (Joshua 19:7) and see (1 Chronicles 4:32)
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