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Nimrim

נִמְרִים · nim.rim · H52492 mentions in 2 books, most in Isaiah (1)

Where it is

GomorrahGomorrahZeboimZeboimAdmahAdmahSiddim ValleySiddim ValleySodomSodomBeerBeerNimrimabout 40 km across

31.13° N, 35.53° E · from harper; now Numeira

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Isaiah · 1Jeremiah · 1
Counted from 2 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Nimrim was a place in the land of Moab, east of the Dead Sea. It is mentioned in the Bible in the context of prophetic oracles against Moab (Isa. 15:6; Jer. 48:34). The waters of Nimrim are described as being desolate or dried up, symbolizing the devastation that would come upon Moab as a result of God's judgment. The exact location of Nimrim is uncertain, but it was likely situated near a spring or stream that provided water for the surrounding area. The drying up of these waters would have had a significant impact on the local population and their livestock.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Isaiah 1 mention

Isaiah 15:6For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate; for the grass has withered away, the tender grass fails, there is no green thing.

Jeremiah 1 mention

Jeremiah 48:34From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for the waters of Nimrim will also become desolate.

What the dictionary says

(limpid, pure), The waters of, a stream or brook within the country of Moab, which is mentioned in the denunciations of that nation by Isaiah. (Isaiah 15:6)…

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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