A Levitical city in Issachar
Jarmuth
Named in 1 verse of Joshua, first in Joshua 21:29.
יַרְמוּתJarmuth
The name means “fearing, or seeing, or throwing down, death.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Jarmuth Written by AI
Jarmuth is mentioned as a Levitical city in the territory of Issachar (Joshua 21:29). It was one of the cities given to the Levites from the tribe of Issachar for their dwelling. This Jarmuth is distinct from the Canaanite city of the same name mentioned in Joshua 10, 12, and 15. Its exact location is unknown.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Jarmuth, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Height. (1.) A town in the plain of Judah (Josh. 15:35), originally the residence of one of the Canaanitish kings (10:3, 5, 23). It has been identified with the modern Yarmuk, a village about 7 miles north-east of Beit-Jibrin.
(2.) A Levitical city of the tribe of Issachar (Josh. 21:29), supposed by some to be the Ramah of Samuel (1 Sam. 19:22).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
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Where the Bible names it
- Joshua 21:29
Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.