Jarmuth
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Summary
The name of two towns in Israel: a Canaanite royal city in the lowlands of Judah and a Levitical city in Issachar.
☩Jarmuth of Judah
Jarmuth was a city in the Shephelah (lowland hills) of Judah, originally a Canaanite royal city ruled by King Piram. Piram was one of the five Amorite kings who formed a coalition against Gibeon for making peace with Israel. They were defeated by Joshua at the battle of Beth-horon and executed at Makkedah. The city was later inhabited by Jews who returned from the Babylonian captivity. The site is identified with modern Khirbet el-Yarmuk, on a hill about eight miles north-northeast of Beit Jibrin.
☩Jarmuth of Issachar
A second Jarmuth was a Levitical city assigned to the Gershonite Levites in the territory of Issachar. This city is also called Remeth and Ramoth in parallel passages, these being variant forms of the same name. Its exact location has not been identified with certainty.
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jarmuth," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Jarmuth," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 3.George Morrish, "Jarmuth," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 4.James Orr (ed.), "Jarmuth," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 5.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Jarmuth," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).