[6] It also is suggested to be the town of Remmon (Ancient Greek: Ρεμμων, Remmōn) mentioned in the Onomasticon and in the Map of Madaba,[3][4] located fifteen miles north of Jerusalem, between Bethel and Jericho.

The burial cave dates back to Byzantine times and contained pottery lamps, sandals and cross-shaped medallions.

The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 33.3% on various agricultural products, including wheat, barley, olives, and vines or fruit trees; a total of 5,700 akçe.

[4] In 1838, Edward Robinson noted Rummon as a Muslim village in the District of Beni Salim, east of Jerusalem,[9] located "on a naked conical point of the ridge, rising steeply on the N[orth] side of the valley, the houses being apparently built in terraces around the hill from the top downwards.

[13][14] In the 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Rammun as "A village of moderate size, with cisterns and caves, evidently an ancient site.

[25] In March 2012, a Duvdevan Unit in civilian clothing entered Rammun, reportedly on a night-time training exercise were mistaken for burglars by three brothers of the Shawakhah family.

[25][26][27] All three brothers were shot multiple times in the confrontation that followed that also involved uniformed IDF soldiers, and Rashad Shawakhah died of his wounds several days later in hospital.

[26][28][29] B'Tselem, who have stated that the undercover unit's operational method and rules of engagement violate international law, requested the army's Criminal Investigations Division to examine the incident.