Nimrim, in
Moab, is mentioned twice in scripture in the
Tanakh
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, in
Isaiah 15:6 and in
Jeremiah 48:34.
Little is known of Nimrim other than it was in Moab. It is mentioned in connection with several cities that were under Moabite control at that time (around 626BC - 586BC) such as
Heshbon
Heshbon (also Hesebon, Esebon, Esbous, Esebus; ar, حشبون, links=no, la, Esebus, links=no, he, חשבון, links=no, grc, Ἐσεβών, Ἐσσεβών, Ἐσβούτα, Ἐσβούς, Ἔσβους, Ἔξβους, links=no) were at leas ...
,
Zoar and
Horonaim. Scholars are not in agreement of whether Nimrim was a river, or a lake, or a city.
See also
*
Isaiah 15
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Resources
*Matthew Poole Commentary Vol. 2 page 629,
Further reading
*Hannes Bezzel, Article "Nimrim" in WiBiLe
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