(Alʹmon).

A Levite city within the territory of Benjamin; assigned to the sons of Aaron in the days of Joshua and of Eleazar the priest. (Jos 21:1, 18) It is called Alemeth in 1 Chronicles 6:60. The ancient site is at the village ruins of Khirbet ʽAlmit (Horvat ʽAlmit), about 6 km (3.5 mi) NE of Jerusalem and about 2 km (1 mi) ENE of Anathoth, another Levite city.