Bible Location
Meaning: Nimrim · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Nimrah was the eastern town corresponding to the wider Beth-nimrah tradition. It is important because it preserves another form within the transjordanian settlement memory. First appears in Num 32:3.1
Place meaning
Nimrim
Coordinates
31.90, 35.63
First appears
Num 32:3
AI summary: Nimrah matters because eastern town traditions often survive under both short and extended forms. The place belongs to the settlement world east of the Jordan.1
Place meaning
Nimrim
Latitude
31.90
Longitude
35.63
Bible references
1
Pure, a city on the east of Jordan (Num. 32:3); probably the same as Beth-nimrah (Josh. 13:27). It has been identified with the Nahr Nimrin, at one of the fords of Jordan, not far from Jericho. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.