Rimmon is the Hebrew name of the pomegranate, the fruit, and the pomegranate tree. God of wind, rain and storms, worshipped by the Syrians of Damascus Hadad-Rimmon. In Hebrew, the pomegranate (rimon), evokes elevation (ram), but also gift (terumah). It is a symbol of fruitfulness, and also of the unity of the people, because the seeds are tightly packed together. In the Bible, the pomegranate is considered one of the seven important fruits that were a blessing for the Promised Land of Israel. The pomegranate is mentioned in the suras of the Koran. Since time immemorial it has been a symbol of life and fertility, but also of power, blood, death and sexuality. In ancient Mesopotamian civilisation, the pomegranate was a fruit associated with sexual relations and in particular with procreation. In Christian symolism, the pomegranate represents the church as ecclesia, the is, as a community of believers. It symplolises providence. Because of these symbols it is often represented in medieval paintings. It also appears on the coat of arms of Spain where it represents the former Kingdom of Granada after the reconquest by the Catholic kings. In China, it is the symbol of fertility and a large number of children because of tis many seeds. In Freemasonry, the pomegranate is also used symbolically for the cohesion of its members within a homogeneous body. In addition, the pomegranate is for many peoples a symbol of love, fertility and immortality.