RIMMON, THE ROCK OF (rim'mon, rok ow).
(Heb. seh'lah haw-rim-mane'), (Judg. xx:45, 47; xxi:t3). The rock to which the Ben jamites fled after the slaughter at Gibeali.
RING (ring), (Heb. 4, tab-bah'ath', a seal).
Rings were either for hanging curtains or other things by ; or for ornaments on the hands, fingers, ears, etc. Judah, Pharaoh, the Midianites, and Hebrew men wore rings on their fingers; and sometimes they were finely engraved (Gen. xxxviii :IS; xli :42 : Exod. xxviii ; Num. xxxi 5o). Sometimes idolatrous pictures and magical devices were engraven in them; hence, Jacob hid the idolatrous earrings of those in his family (Gen. xxxv :4). The Jewish women wore rings, not only on their fingers and in their ears, but in their nostrils. Persons of dignity sealed their let ters and decrees with their rings; and so, when Pharaoh transferred authority to Joseph, he gave him his ring as an emblem thereof (Gen. xli:42;
Kings xxi :8; Esth. iii :to; Dan. vi :17).
Figurative. (I) The "dreadful rings of the wheels," in Ezekiel's vision, "full of eyes," may denote the marvelous and wise turnings of divine providence, and the majestic appearance of saints in the church, when filled with the knowledge of Christ (Ezek. i :18). (2) The "ring on the finger" of the returning prodigal son, may denote the ev erlasting love of God shed abroad in the heart. whereby one is excited to good works; or the Spirit of God, whereby the saints are sealed up to the day of redemption (Luke xv :22). (3) To be as "the ring or signet on God's right hand," is to be very familiar with and dear to him (Jer. xxii: 24 ; Hag. ii :23). (4) A "gold-ringed man" (James it :2, A. V.) "with a gold ring," was a man of wealth.