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Tabrimon

/TAB-rim-uhn/

Summary

Tabrimon was the father of Ben-hadad I, king of Syria, during the reign of King Asa of Judah.

☩Identity and Significance

Tabrimon was the father of Ben-hadad I, the Syrian king who formed an alliance with Asa of Judah against Baasha of Israel. His name, meaning 'Rimmon is good,' honors the Syrian deity Rimmon, demonstrating the religious context of the Syrian royal house. This theophoric name pattern is comparable to Hebrew names like Tobiel and Tobiah which honor the God of Israel.

Key verses:1 Kings 15:18

Related Verses1 mention

1 Kings· 1 verse

15:18

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Tabrimon," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. X (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Tabrimon," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
  3. 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Tabrimon," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).