Reference: Jarmuth
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height. (1.) A town in the plain of Judah (Jos 15:35), originally the residence of one of the Canaanitish kings (Jos 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 (Jos 21:29), supposed by some to be the Ramah of Samuel (1Sa 19:22).
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therefore sent Adonizedec, king of Jerusalem, unto Hoham, king of Hebron, and unto Piram, king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia, king of Lachish, and unto Debir, king of Eglon, saying:
So they gathered themselves together and came up, even the five kings of the Amorites - the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, - they, and all their hosts, - and encamped near Gibeon, and made war against it.
And they did so, and brought out unto him, these five kings, out of the cave, - namely, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.
Jarmuth, with her pasture land, En-gannim, with her pasture land, - four cities.
Then went, he also himself, to Ramah, and came in as far as the well of the threshing-floor which is in Sephi, and asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said - Lo! in Naioth, in Ramah.
Fausets
1. A town in the shephelah or low hills (not "the plain ") of Judah (Jos 15:35). Piram its king was one of the five confederated to punish Gibeon for submitting to Joshua (Jos 10:3,5); routed at Beth-horon; executed at Makkedah (Jos 10:23). Occupied by children of Judah on the return from Babylon (Ne 11:29). Now Yarmuk, with a hill near, Tell Urmud.
2. A city of Issachar, assigned to the Gershonite Levites. (Jos 21:29). REMETH in Jos 19:20; RAMOTH in 1Ch 6:73. Both are modifications of the same root as Jarmuth.
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therefore sent Adonizedec, king of Jerusalem, unto Hoham, king of Hebron, and unto Piram, king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia, king of Lachish, and unto Debir, king of Eglon, saying:
So they gathered themselves together and came up, even the five kings of the Amorites - the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, - they, and all their hosts, - and encamped near Gibeon, and made war against it.
And they did so, and brought out unto him, these five kings, out of the cave, - namely, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.
Jarmuth, with her pasture land, En-gannim, with her pasture land, - four cities.
Hastings
1. A royal city of the Canaanites (Jos 10:3 etc.), in the Sheph
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therefore sent Adonizedec, king of Jerusalem, unto Hoham, king of Hebron, and unto Piram, king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia, king of Lachish, and unto Debir, king of Eglon, saying:
Jarmuth, with her pasture land, En-gannim, with her pasture land, - four cities.
Morish
Jar'muth
1. City of Judah, taken from the Amorites by Joshua. Jos 10:3,5,23; 12:11; 15:35; Ne 11:29. Identified with el Yarmuk, 31 42' N, 34 58' E.
2. City of Issachar, allotted to the Levites. Jos 21:29. Probably the same as REMETH in Jos 19:21, and RAMOTH in 1Ch 6:73. Not identified.
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therefore sent Adonizedec, king of Jerusalem, unto Hoham, king of Hebron, and unto Piram, king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia, king of Lachish, and unto Debir, king of Eglon, saying:
So they gathered themselves together and came up, even the five kings of the Amorites - the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, - they, and all their hosts, - and encamped near Gibeon, and made war against it.
And they did so, and brought out unto him, these five kings, out of the cave, - namely, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.
Jarmuth, with her pasture land, En-gannim, with her pasture land, - four cities.
Smith
Jar'muth
(high).
1. A town in the low country of Judah.
Its king, Piram, was one of the five who conspired. to punish Gibeon for having made alliance with Israel,
and who were routed at Beth-horon and put to death by Joshua at Makkedah. ver. 33. Its site is probably the modern Yarmuk.
2. A city of Issachar allotted with its suburbs to the Gershonite Levites.
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therefore sent Adonizedec, king of Jerusalem, unto Hoham, king of Hebron, and unto Piram, king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia, king of Lachish, and unto Debir, king of Eglon, saying:
So they gathered themselves together and came up, even the five kings of the Amorites - the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, - they, and all their hosts, - and encamped near Gibeon, and made war against it.
But they did not dispossess the Canaanites who were dwelling in Gazer, - so the Canaanites have dwelt in the midst of Ephraim unto this day, and have become tributary servants.
Jarmuth, with her pasture land, En-gannim, with her pasture land, - four cities.