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Place

Hammon

city in Asher/Naphtali

Town in northern Israel, located in the territory of Asher or Naphtali, known only from tribal allotment and Levitical city lists.

2 appearances2 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

A town appearing in the tribal allotments of 19, likely located in the territory of Asher along the northern coastal region of . A city of the same name in Naphtali is listed in 1 Chronicles 6 as a Levitical city assigned to the Gershonites. Whether these refer to one settlement or two distinct places with the same name is uncertain. Beyond these brief mentions in the territorial lists, no narrative events are connected to Hammon.

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Places in this story

Modern location: Umm el Awamid. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.

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