Bible Dictionary
RIMMON-PEREZ
Rimmon-perez was one of Israel’s desert camping places during the wilderness journey. Its exact location is unknown.
Definition
Rimmon-perez was a desert encampment of the Israelites during their wilderness journey. Its exact location has not been identified. The name has been explained in different ways, either as referring to pomegranates or as describing a high or split height.
Biblical Usage
Rimmon-perez is listed among the camping places of Israel in Numbers 33:19-20.
Historical Background
One proposed translation connects the name with an abundance of pomegranates. Another derives it from a word meaning “to be high” and translates it “cloven height.”
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>rim-mon-pe'-rez (rimmon perets; the King James Version Rimmon-parez): A desert camp of the Israelites (Nu 33:19 f), unidentified. Gesenius translates rimmon as "pomegranate," the place deriving its name from the abundance of pomegranates. But Conder derives it from ramam, "to be high," and translates it "cloven height."</p><p>See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.</p>