Gath-rimmon
Gath-rimmon
(Heb. Gath-Rimmon’, 9, press of the pomegranate; Sept. , Vulgate Gethremmon), a town in the tribe of Dan (Jos 19:45), and a Levitical city (Jos 21:24; 1Ch 6:69). In the time of Eusebius and Jerome it was a very large village, “twelve miles from Diospolis as you go hence to Eleutheropolis” (Onosast. s.v. , Gethreasmon); but the same writers also mention a Gath five Raoman miles north of Eleutberopolis towards Diospolis (ib. s.v. , Geth). Dr. Robinson thinks them to be one place, and that the site is found in Deir Dubbasn, where are some remarkable excavations (Researches, 2:421). In that case, however, it could not have lain within the territory of Dan, which passed at a point between the two positions. The firstmentioned distance would correspond to that of the modern site Rafat, cometaining wide- spread ruins (Robinson, Researches, 3:20).
The Gath-rimmon mentioned in Jos 21:25 as being in the tribe of Manasseh, Rausner (Palistina, page 173) supposes to be another Levitical city; but Winer (Realwrterbuch, s.v. Gath) ascribes its origin to ,a maistake of the transcriber, who repeated the word from the preceding Verse. The Sept. has (v.r. ), probably intended for the IBLEAM SEE IBLEAM (q.v.) of Jos 17:11.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Gath-rimmon
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).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Gath-Rimmon
(“winepress of the pomegranates”.)
1. A city of Dan, given to the Levites (Jos 19:45; Jos 21:24; 1Ch 6:69). On the Philistine plain.
2. A town of Manasseh, W. of Jordan, assigned to the Levites (Jos 21:25). But Bileam (i.e. Ibleam, Jos 17:11) in 1Ch 6:70, which is probably the true reading in Joshua, the copyist’s eye catching “Gath-rimmon” in the previous verse.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Gath-Rimmon
GATH-RIMMON.1. A city in Dan, near Jebud and Bene-herak (Jos 19:45), assigned to the Kohathites (Jos 21:24), and reckoned (1Ch 6:69) to Ephraim. It is unidentified. 2. A city of Manasseh, assigned to the Kohathites (Jos 21:25). LXX [Note: Septuagint.] has Iebatha (B), or Baithsa (A), while 1Ch 6:70 has Bileam = Ibleam (wh. see). The position of the town is not indicated, so in this confusion no identification is possible.
W. Ewing.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Gath-Rimmon
gath-rimun ( , gath rimmon, winepress of Rimmon):
(1) A city in the territory of Dan 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.
(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).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Gath-Rimmon
H1667
1. A Levitical city of Dan
Jos 19:45
2. A city of Manasseh
– General references
Jos 21:24-25; 1Ch 6:69
– Called Bileam
1Ch 6:70
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Gath-rimmon
Gath-rim’mon . (press of the pomegranate).
1. A city given out of the tribe of Dan, to the Levites, Jos 21:24; 1Ch 6:69, situated on the plain of Philistia, apparently not far from Joppa. Jos 19:45.
2. A town of the half tribe of Manasseh, west of the Jordan, assigned to the Levites. Jos 21:25. The reading Gath-rimmon, is probably an error of the transcribers.