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    Hadad-rimmon

    הֲדַדְרִמּוֹן

    Hadad-rimmon was a place near Megiddo where a great lamentation was held for King Josiah, who was mortally wounded there.

    Where the story of Hadad-rimmon happensWhere the gazetteer locates Hadad-rimmon, framed to them: Hadad-rimmon. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Hadad-rimmon
    Where the gazetteer locates Hadad-rimmon
    verses
    1
    first named
    Zechariah 12:11
    last named
    Zechariah 12:11
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.52°N · 35.20°E
    settlement32.52°N · 35.20°E

    Rummanah (OpenBible)

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    Hadad-rimmon in the text

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    Hadad-rimmon is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Zechariah 12:11, as a place of mourning. The prophet compares the future mourning of Jerusalem to the weeping at Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. This is likely a reference to the lamentation over King Josiah, who was fatally wounded by Pharaoh Neco's archers at Megiddo (2Ch.35.22-25).

    The name Hadad-rimmon combines the names of two Semitic deities: Hadad, the storm god, and Rimmon, a god of thunder, suggesting the location may have had cultic significance. Its exact location is uncertain, but it has been tentatively identified with Rummaneh, a village in the Jezreel Valley about 6 miles south of Megiddo.

    Zechariah's prophecy uses this historic event as a metaphor for the intense mourning that will take place when God pours out a spirit of grace and supplication on Jerusalem, causing them to look on the one they have pierced and mourn bitterly (Zechariah 12:10). The comparison emphasizes the depth and sincerity of the people's repentance.

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      12:11

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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