Jarmuth

Jarmuth, Hebrew: יַרְמוּת, romanized: Yarmuṯ,^[1] was the name of two cities in Canaan.^[2]

Jarmuth
Khŭrbet el-Yarmûk
Tel Jarmuth, near Beit Shemesh
Nearest city	Beit Shemesh
Coordinates	31°42′30″N 34°58′30″E
Established	Bronze Age

The Douay–Rheims Bible has an alternative spelling, Jaramoth.

Jarmuth near Beit Shemesh

Main article: Tel Yarmuth

Jarmuth was an Amorite city in Canaan at the time of the Israelite settlement recorded in the Hebrew Bible. According to Joshua 10:3–5, its king, Piram, was one of five kings who formed an alliance to attack Gibeon in response to Gibeon making a treaty with the Israelites led by Joshua, who had recently conquered the cities of Jericho and Ai. This Jarmuth is commonly identified with a modern site variously called Tel Yarmuth^[3] in Hebrew, Tel Jarmuth,^[2] or Khirbet el-Yarmûk^[4] in Arabic (grid position 147124 PAL).^[5] The site is located on the south of Beit Shemesh, near Bayt Nattif, and is now a National Park.^[6] The Park spans over an area of 267 dunams (nearly 66 acres).

Jarmuth in Issachar

Another Jarmuth became a Levitical city given to the Gershonites within the territory of the Tribe of Issachar according to Joshua 21:20. It is not mentioned in the parallel list of Levitical cities in 1 Chronicles 6:73; Ramoth is mentioned in its place. The site of the Issacharian Jarmuth is not yet known.^[2] Some identify it with the site of Kawkab al-Hawa, which, if correct, might also correspond to Second Temple period Agrippina.^[7]