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Jarmuth in the Bible.

Jarmuth is a town in the Bible, about 26 km (16 miles) west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 6 verses, from Joshua 10:3 to Nehemiah 11:29. The King James Version also gives the name Jarmuth to 1 other place, listed on this page.

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What happened at Jarmuth.

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.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Jarmuth.

Adoni-zedek 1Debir 1Hoham 1Japhia 1Piram 1

Near Jarmuth.

All 6 verses that name this Jarmuth.

Joshua 5

  • Joshua 10:3Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
  • Joshua 10:5Therefore 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, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
  • Joshua 10:23And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
  • Joshua 12:11The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
  • Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

Nehemiah 1

Other places called Jarmuth.

Jarmuth, about 95 km (59 miles) north of Jerusalem.

A city, named in 1 verse.

  • Joshua 21:29Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.

Questions about Jarmuth.

Where is Jarmuth in the Bible?

Jarmuth is a town about 26 km (16 miles) west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Jarmuth named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Jarmuth in 6 verses, in 2 books, from Joshua 10:3 to Nehemiah 11:29. It also gives the name Jarmuth to 1 other place.

Which people are named with Jarmuth in the Bible?

The verses that name Jarmuth also name Adoni-zedek, Debir, Hoham, Japhia and Piram.

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