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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 5:18

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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5:18 The name Rimmon appears in the name Tabrimmon (1 Kgs 15:18), the father of Ben-hadad I. In Aramean, the god’s name is properly Ramman (the thunderer), a storm-god noted in Assyrian inscriptions. The spelling Rimmon (which means pomegranate) may reflect a deliberate pun belittling the deity.
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