Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Rimmon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with El Jai Cave.

First appears in Judges 20:45 · 2 books · 3 chapters

Overview

Biblical natural area. Modern identification: El Jai Cave.

Rimmon is represented in the local geography layer as El Jai Cave. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Judges 20:45 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 10 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 10 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 18 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 26 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Rimmon today

Travel to Rimmon, the modern-day El Jai Cave.

Rimmon is commonly identified with El Jai Cave, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Rimmon is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

El Jai Cave

31.848°N · 35.305°E

Key passages

Appears in

Judges

2 chapters · 3 verse mentions

Isaiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention