Hammon (city)

Hammon (Hebrew: חַמּוֹן) is a city mentioned in the Book of Chronicles (6:76).

It is related it was within the allotment of Naftali, and given to the Gershonite Levites.

William Ewing concluded it is identical with Hammath which appears in the Book of Joshua in a similar context (Joshua 19:35), and probably also with Hammoth-dor (Joshua 21:32).

[1] Ewing, Smith's Bible Dictionary and Easton's Bible Dictionary identify it with the present Hamat Tiberias.

[2] Eerdmans Bible Dictionary tentatively agrees on the ancient alternative names, and suggest as location either Hamat Tiberias or Tell Raqqat (Hebrew: תל רקת; also Tell al-Qunitria Arabic: تل القنيطرية), north of Tiberias.