Horvat Rimmon
Horvat Rimmon, or simply Rimmon, alternatively Khirbet Umm er-Ramanin, is an archaeological site in the southern Judean Lowlands in Israel. Located on a low hill about 500 metres south of Lahav, it preserves the remains of a Jewish village occupied from the late Second Temple period into the early Islamic era.- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 500 metres (1,640 feet)
- Description: city in the Hebrew Bible
- Also known as“Horbat Rimon”“Horva Rimmon”“Hurvat Rimon”“Khirba Umm er Ramālī”“Khirbat Umm ar Ramali”“Rimmon”“Rimon”
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Horvat Rimmon
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Latitude
31.37199° or 31° 22′ 19″ north
Longitude
34.86537° or 34° 51′ 55″ east
Open location code
8G3P9VC8+Q4
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hebrew—“Horvat Rimmon” goes by many names.
H̱orbat RemalyaCebuano
H̱orbat RimonHebrew
חורבת רימוןHebrew
חרבת רמוןHebrew
רימוןHebrew
רימון (אתר מקראי)Hebrew
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