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Nimrim, in
Moab Moab () was an ancient Levant, Levantine kingdom whose territory is today located in southern Jordan. The land is mountainous and lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. The existence of the Kingdom of Moab is attested to by ...
, is mentioned twice in scripture in the
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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, Zoar and Horonaim. Scholars are not in agreement of whether Nimrim was a river, or a lake, or a city.


See also

* Isaiah 15


Resources

*Matthew Poole Commentary Vol. 2 page 629,


Further reading

*Hannes Bezzel, Article "Nimrim" in WiBiLe

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