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The name Hammon is derived from a root meaning "warm" or "hot," which may suggest a geographical feature or climate characteristic of the area.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b>Hammon in Asher:</b><br> · Hammon is mentioned as a town within the territory allotted to the tribe of Asher. In the division of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel, Hammon is listed among the towns given to Asher. This is found in the Book of Joshua: "This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Asher according to their clans... Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two cities, along with their villages" (<a href="/joshua/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30</a>). Although Hammon is not explicitly named in this verse, it is traditionally associated with the region of Asher.<br><br>2. <b>Levitical City:</b><br> · Hammon is also identified as a Levitical city in the territory of Naphtali. The Levites, who were set apart for religious duties and did not receive a territorial inheritance like the other tribes, were given specific cities to dwell in. In <a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">1 Chronicles 6:76</a>, Hammon is listed as one of these cities: "And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands" (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">1 Chronicles 6:76</a>). This allocation underscores the importance of providing for the Levites, who served in the temple and facilitated the spiritual life of Israel.<br><br><b>Historical and Geographical Context:</b><br><br>· <b>Location:</b><br> The exact location of Hammon is not definitively known today, but it is generally associated with the northern region of ancient Israel, within the boundaries of the tribes of Asher and Naphtali. The mention of Hammon in the context of Levitical cities suggests it was a place of some significance, providing for the needs of the Levites.<br><br>· <b>Cultural Significance:</b><br> As a Levitical city, Hammon would have been a center for religious instruction and worship. The Levites played a crucial role in maintaining the spiritual and religious practices of the Israelites, and cities like Hammon were integral to their mission.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>· <b>Inheritance and Provision:</b><br> The allocation of cities like Hammon to the Levites highlights the principle of divine provision and the importance of supporting those dedicated to spiritual service. It reflects the broader biblical theme of God's care for His people and the communal responsibility to uphold religious observance.<br><br>· <b>Tribal Identity:</b><br> The mention of Hammon within the tribal territories of Asher and Naphtali emphasizes the distinct identities and roles of the tribes of Israel. Each tribe had its own inheritance, yet they were united in their worship of Yahweh and their adherence to the covenant.<br><br>In summary, Hammon serves as a testament to the organizational structure of ancient Israel, where spiritual and communal responsibilities were interwoven with the land and its distribution among the tribes.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Hammon</span><p>heat; the sun<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Hammon</span><p>(<i>warm springs</i>). <ol> <li>A city in Asher, (<a href="/joshua/19-28.htm">Joshua 19:28</a>) apparently not far from Zidon-rabbah.</li> <li>A city allotted out of the tribe of Naphtali to the Levites, (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">1 Chronicles 6:76</a>) and answering to the somewhat similar names <a href="../h/hammath.htm">HAMMATH</a> and HAMMOTH-DOR in Joshua.</li> </ol><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Warm springs. <p>(1.) A town in the tribe of Asher, near Zidon (<a href="/joshua/19-28.htm">Joshua 19:28</a>), identified with `Ain Hamul.<p>(2.) A Levitical city of Naphtali (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">1 Chronicles 6:76</a>). <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">HAMMON</span><p>ham'-on (chammon, "glowing"):<br><br>(1) A place on the seaward frontier of Asher, named with Rehob and Kanah (<a href="/joshua/19-28.htm">Joshua 19:28</a>), to be sought, therefore, not far from Tyre. The most probable identification so far suggested is with Umm el'Amud, "mother of the column" (or `Awamid, "columns"), at the mouth of Wady Chamul, on the shore, about 10 miles South of Tyre. An inscription found by Renan shows that the place was associated with the worship of Ba`al Chamman (CIS, I, 8).<br><br>(2) A city in Naphtali, given to the Gershonite Levites (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">1 Chronicles 6:76</a>). It is identical with Hammath (<a href="/joshua/19-35.htm">Joshua 19:35</a>), and probably also with Hammoth-dor (<a href="/joshua/21-32.htm">Joshua 21:32</a>).<br><br>W. Ewing<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2540.htm"><span class="l">2540. Chammon -- "hot (spring)," two cities, one in Asher and one <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> "hot (spring)," two cities, one in Asher and one in Naphtali. Transliteration: Chammon<br> Phonetic Spelling: (kham-mone') Short Definition: <b>Hammon</b>. <b>...</b> <b>Hammon</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2540.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/12_from_such_causes_as.htm"><span class="l">From Such Causes as These this Also Has Followed...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And so <b>Hammon</b> is even now formed and represented with a ram's horns; Saturn with<br> his crooked sickle, like some guardian of the fields, and pruner of too <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/12 from such causes as.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/recognitions_of_clement_/chapter_xxvii_inconsistency_of_polytheists.htm"><span class="l">Inconsistency of Polytheists.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> abstain: as they say the olive is dedicated to Minerva, the she-goat to Jupiter,<br> seeds to Ceres, wine to Bacchus, water to Osiris, the ram to <b>Hammon</b>, the stag <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter xxvii inconsistency of polytheists.htm</font><p><a href="/library/felix/the_octavius_of_minucius_felix/chapter_xxi_argument_octavius_attests_the.htm"><span class="l">Argument: Octavius Attests the Fact that Men were Adopted as Gods <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now he is represented in a statue as beardless, now he is set up as bearded; and<br> when he is called <b>Hammon</b>, he has horns; and when Capitolinus, then he wields <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the octavius of minucius felix/chapter xxi argument octavius attests the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wells/bible_stories_and_religious_classics/on_the_morning_of_christs.htm"><span class="l">On the Morning of Christ's Nativity</span></a> <br><b>...</b> twice-batter'd god of Palestine; And mooned Ashtaroth, Heaven's queen and mother<br> both, Now sits not girt with tapers' holy shine; The Lybic <b>Hammon</b> shrinks his <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/on the morning of christs.htm</font><p><a href="/library/palgrave/the_treasury_of_sacred_song/lxxxi_on_the_morning_of.htm"><span class="l">On the Morning of Christ's Nativity</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now sits not girt with tapers' holy shine; The [45]Libyc <b>Hammon</b> shrinks his<br> horn,. In vain the Tyrian maids their wounded Thammuz mourn. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/lxxxi on the morning of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/book_2_footnotes.htm"><span class="l">Book 2 Footnotes</span></a> <br><b>...</b> As an instance of which, Alexander journeyed over a country without water, in the<br> heat of summer, to the oracle of [Jupiter] <b>Hammon</b>, and quickly passed over <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 2 footnotes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/palgrave/the_treasury_of_sacred_song/explanatory_and_biographical.htm"><span class="l">Explanatory and Biographical</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [253]Flamens: Roman priests. [254]65 ". [255]twice batter'd god: Dagon."[256]Libyc<br> <b>Hammon</b>: as worshipped in the Libyan Oasis."In the legend of [257]Osiris <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/explanatory and biographical.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/against_apion/book_1.htm"><span class="l">Book 1.</span></a> <br>Against Apion. <. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/josephus/against apion/book 1.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/h/hammon.htm"><span class="l"><b>Hammon</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>HAMMON</b>. <b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Hammon</b> (2<br> Occurrences). Joshua 19:28 and Ebron, Rehob, <b>Hammon</b>, and Kanah, even to great Sidon <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hammon.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/ham'mon.htm"><span class="l">Ham'mon (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Ham'mon. <b>Hammon</b>, Ham'mon. Hammoth . Multi-Version Concordance Ham'mon (1<br> Occurrence). <b>...</b> (See RSV). <b>Hammon</b>, Ham'mon. Hammoth . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/ham'mon.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zidon.htm"><span class="l">Zidon (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (KJV JPS BBE DBY WBS YLT). Joshua 19:28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and <b>Hammon</b>,<br> and Kanah, even unto great Zidon; (KJV JPS BBE DBY WBS YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zidon.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kirjathaim.htm"><span class="l">Kirjathaim (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Chronicles 6:76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,<br> and <b>Hammon</b> with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kirjathaim.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kiriatha'im.htm"><span class="l">Kiriatha'im (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Chronicles 6:76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with the open<br> land about it, and <b>Hammon</b> with the open land about it, and Kiriathaim with <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kiriatha'im.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kanah.htm"><span class="l">Kanah (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> sea. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Joshua 19:28 and Ebron,<br> Rehob, <b>Hammon</b>, and Kanah, even to great Sidon. (WEB KJV <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kanah.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kiriathaim.htm"><span class="l">Kiriathaim (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Chronicles 6:76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs,<br> and <b>Hammon</b> with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its suburbs. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kiriathaim.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rehob.htm"><span class="l">Rehob (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Hamath. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Joshua 19:28 and<br> Ebron, Rehob, <b>Hammon</b>, and Kanah, even to great Sidon. (WEB <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rehob.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/ebron.htm"><span class="l">Ebron (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Ebron (1 Occurrence). Joshua 19:28 and Ebron, Rehob, <b>Hammon</b>,<br> and Kanah, even to great Sidon. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/ebron.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/baal-hamon.htm"><span class="l">Baal-hamon (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Cant. 8:11). It has been supposed to be identical with Baal-gad, and also<br> with <b>Hammon</b> in the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:28). Others <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/baal-hamon.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/child-sacrifice.html">What does the Bible say about child sacrifice? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Hammon (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/19-28.htm">Joshua 19:28</a></span><br />and Ebron, Rehob, <span class="boldtext">Hammon</span>, and Kanah, even to great Sidon.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">1 Chronicles 6:76</a></span><br />and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, and <span class="boldtext">Hammon</span> with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its suburbs.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/h/hammon.htm">Hammon</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/h/hammon--a_city_of_the_tribe_of_asher.htm">Hammon: A City of the Tribe of Asher</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/h/hammon--a_levitical_city_of_the_tribe_of_naphtali.htm">Hammon: A Levitical City of the Tribe of Naphtali</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hammon.htm">Hammon (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hammoth.htm">Hammoth (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/h/hammoleketh--daughter_of_machir.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hammoleketh: Daughter of Machir"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hammoleketh: Daughter of Machir" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/h/ham'mon.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ham'mon"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ham'mon" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>