Difference between revisions of "Rimmon"

<p> ( רמּון , <i> ''''' rimmōn ''''' </i> , "pomegranate"; see [[Rimmon-Perez]] ): </p> <p> (1) A S yrian god. [[Naaman]] the [[Syrian]] leper after being cured is troubled over the fact that he will still have to bow down in the house of the Syrian god, Rimmon, when his master goes into the house to worship leaning on his hand (&nbsp;2 Kings 5:18 ). [[Elisha]] answers him ambiguously: "Go in peace." [[Judging]] from Naaman's position and this incident, [[Rimmon]] must have been one of the leading gods of the [[Syrians]] worshipped in Damascus. He has been identified with Rammanu, the [[Assyrian]] god of wind, rain and storm. The name appears in the Syrian personal names [[Hadadrimmon]] and [[Tabrimmon]] (which see) and its meaning is dubious ( <i> ''''' ramâmu ''''' </i> , "to thunder" (?)) </p> <p> (2) A B enjamite of Beeroth, whose sons [[Baanah]] and [[Rechab]] assassinated Ish-bosheth (&nbsp;2 Samuel 4:2 , &nbsp;2 Samuel 4:5 , &nbsp;2 Samuel 4:9 ). </p>