Charmi is an individual mentioned in the Bible. He was the fouth son of Reuben, and the father of Achan. The Bible (Hebrew ×ª× ×´× tanakh, Greek η ÎÎ¯Î²Î»Î¿Ï [hÄ biblos] ) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word, or Scripture), from Greek (Ïα) βίβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the classical name for the Hebrew Bible of Judaism or the combination of the Old Testament and New Testament of Christianity... Reuben (רְאוּבֵן, Standard Hebrew Rəʾuven, Tiberian Hebrew Rəʾûḇēn) is the first-born son of Jacob and the founder of the Tribe of Reuben, as related in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. ... This entry incorporates text from Eastons Bible Dictionary, 1897, with some modernisation. ...
Born in New York in a Hebrew-speaking home as Carmi Charney, T. Carmi was educated at Yeshiva University and Columbia University before moving to Eretz Yisrael in 1947.
Carmi was also a visiting scholar of literature at many distinguished academic institutions, among them Brandeis, Stanford, Yale, and Oxford Universities.
Carmi participated in several international poetry festivals and was awarded many prizes for his poetry.
Carmi is 15 miles west of New Harmony, Indiana, which was home to an group of Utopians, and is still a center for the arts.
Carmi's population grew from 2,700 to 5,500 in a matter of years during the Illinois Basin oil boom, and is now about 6,500.
Carmi's motto is "Where Southern Hospitality Meets Northern Vigor." The slower pace of life with easy access to culture and commerce has made Carmi popular with urban immigrants and retirees.