Rimmon-perez
רִמֹּן פָּ֑רֶץ · rim.mon pe.rets · H74282 mentions, all in Numbers
Where it is
31.81° N, 34.94° E · Located through Ashnah
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Mentioned most in
Counted from 2 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
About this place
Rimmon-perez was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt. It is mentioned in the list of the Israelites' encampments in the book of Numbers, between Rithmah and Libnah (Num. 33:19-20). The name Rimmon-perez means "pomegranate breach" or "pomegranate of the breach." No other details are provided about this location in the Bible, and its exact site remains unknown. It was likely situated somewhere in the Sinai Peninsula or the Negev desert.
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Every mention
2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Numbers 2 mentions
Numbers 33:19They traveled from Rithmah, and encamped in Rimmon Perez.Numbers 33:20They traveled from Rimmon Perez, and encamped in Libnah.
What the dictionary says
rim-mon-pe'-rez (rimmon perets; the King James Version Rimmon-parez): A desert camp of the Israelites (Nu 33:19 f), unidentified.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
Read the article →Sources
- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/