Bible Dictionary
Gath-rimmon
Gath-rimmon was the name of two towns assigned to the Levites: one in the territory of Dan and another in western Manasseh. The latter is also associated with Bileam.
Definition
Gath-rimmon was the name of two towns assigned to the Levites. One lay in the territory of Dan, and the other in western Manasseh; the latter is identified in Chronicles with Bileam or Ibleam.
Biblical Usage
Both towns appear in the lists of Levitical cities. The Danite town was assigned to the Kohathite Levites, while the Manassite town was likewise given to the Levites.
Historical Background
The Danite location has not been securely identified. The position of the Manassite town is also uncertain, and ancient versions differ in the form of its name.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Press of the pomegranate. (1.) A Levitical city in the tribe of Dan (Josh. 19:45; 21:24; 1 Chr. 6:69). (2.) Another city of the same name in Manasseh, west of the Jordan (Josh. 21:25), called also Bileam (1 Chr. 6:70).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>(1) A city in the territory of Da named with Bene-berak and Me-jarkon, in the plain not far from Joppa (Jos 19:45), assigned to the Kohathite Levites (Jos 21:24), reckoned to Ephraim in 1Ch 6:69. Eusebius, Onomasticon locates it 12 miles from Eleutheropolis on the way to Diospolis. This, however, is too far to the South. More probably it is identical with the "Gath" which Eusebius, Onomasticon places between Antipatris and Jamnia. It is not identified.</p><p>(2) A town in the territory of Manasseh, West of Jordan, given to the Levites (Jos 21:25). There is nothing to indicate the position of the place, and there is much confusion in the writing of the name: Septuagint Codex Alexandrinus, "Baithsa"; Codex Vaticanus, "Jebatha." In 1Ch 6:70 it is replaced by "Bileam," i.e. IBLEAM (which see).</p><p>W. Ewing</p>