The meaning of Hammon in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
ham'-on (chammon, "glowing"):
(1) A place on the seaward frontier of Asher, named with Rehob and Kanah (Joshua 19:28), to be sought, therefore, not far from Tyre. The most probable identification so far suggested is with Umm el'Amud, "mother of the column" (or 'Awamid, "columns"), at the mouth of Wady Chamul, on the shore, about 10 miles South of Tyre. An inscription found by Renan shows that the place was associated with the worship of Ba'al Chamman (CIS, I, 8).
(2) A city in Naphtali, given to the Gershonite Levites (I Chronicles 6:76). It is identical with Hammath (Joshua 19:35), and probably also with Hammoth-dor (Joshua 21:32).
W. Ewing
See more on the meaning of Hammon in the Bible:
Hammon {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Hammon {Hitchcock's Bible Name}
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