Reference: Jarmuth
Easton
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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And lord Zedek, king of Jerusalem, will send to Hoham, king of Hebron, and to Piram, king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia, king of Lachish, and to Debir, king of Eglon, saying,
And the five kings of the Amorites will be gathered together and will come up: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, they and all their camps, and they will encamp against Gibeon, and they will war against her.
And they will do so, and will bring forth to him these five kings out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.
And Jarmuth and her area, and the Fountain of Gardens and her area: four cities.
And he also will go to Ramah, and he will come even to the great pit which is in Sechu: and he will ask and and say, Where Samuel and David? And it will be said, Behold, 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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And lord Zedek, king of Jerusalem, will send to Hoham, king of Hebron, and to Piram, king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia, king of Lachish, and to Debir, king of Eglon, saying,
And the five kings of the Amorites will be gathered together and will come up: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, they and all their camps, and they will encamp against Gibeon, and they will war against her.
And they will do so, and will bring forth to him these five kings out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.
And Jarmuth and her area, and the Fountain of Gardens and her area: four cities.
Hastings
1. A royal city of the Canaanites (Jos 10:3 etc.), in the Sheph
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And lord Zedek, king of Jerusalem, will send to Hoham, king of Hebron, and to Piram, king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia, king of Lachish, and to Debir, king of Eglon, saying,
And Remeth and the Fountain of Gardens, and the Sharp Fountain, and the House of Dispersion
And Jarmuth and her area, and the Fountain of Gardens and her area: 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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And lord Zedek, king of Jerusalem, will send to Hoham, king of Hebron, and to Piram, king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia, king of Lachish, and to Debir, king of Eglon, saying,
And the five kings of the Amorites will be gathered together and will come up: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, they and all their camps, and they will encamp against Gibeon, and they will war against her.
And they will do so, and will bring forth to him these five kings out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.
And Remeth and the Fountain of Gardens, and the Sharp Fountain, and the House of Dispersion
And Jarmuth and her area, and the Fountain of Gardens and her area: 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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And lord Zedek, king of Jerusalem, will send to Hoham, king of Hebron, and to Piram, king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia, king of Lachish, and to Debir, king of Eglon, saying,
And the five kings of the Amorites will be gathered together and will come up: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, they and all their camps, and they will encamp against Gibeon, and they will war against her.
And they drove not out the Canaanite dwelling in Gezer: and the Canaanite dwelt in the midst of Ephraim even to this day, and he will be serving for tribute.
And Jarmuth and her area, and the Fountain of Gardens and her area: four cities.