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“Aijalon” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
[
AJALON
.]
“Ajalon” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(place of gazelles). (1) A Levitical
city of
Dan
(
Josh. 19:42
42
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah, (Joshua 19:42)
). Became a city of refuge (
Josh. 21:24
24
Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities. (Joshua 21:24)
), where it is written
Aijalon
; also (
1 Sam. 14:31
31
And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint. (1 Samuel 14:31)
). Prominent in Philistine
wars
(
2 Chron. 28:18
18
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. (2 Chronicles 28:18)
). Fortified as Aijalon by
Rehoboam
(
2 Chron. 11:10
10
And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities. (2 Chronicles 11:10)
). Now Yalo, 14 miles
west
of
Jerusalem
. (2) The
valley
in which
Joshua
commanded the
moon
to stand still (
Josh. 10:12
12
Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. (Joshua 10:12)
). (3)
Burial
place of the Judge,
Elon
(
Judg. 12:12
12
And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun. (Judges 12:12)
).
“Ajalon, Aijalon” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Levitical
city
of
the
Kohathites
. It was in the
lot
of
Dan
(
Josh. 21:24
24
Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities. (Joshua 21:24)
); but being a border city it is
also
connected
with
Benjamin
(
1 Chron. 8:13
13
Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: (1 Chronicles 8:13)
); or with
Ephraim
(
1 Chron. 6:69
69
And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs: (1 Chronicles 6:69)
); or with
Judah
and Benjamin, when
Rehoboam
fortified the city (
2 Chron. 11:10
10
And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities. (2 Chronicles 11:10)
). It was taken by the
Philistines
in the reign of
Ahaz
(
2 Chron. 28:18
18
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. (2 Chronicles 28:18)
). THE
VALLEY
OF AJALON is the
place
where
Joshua
, when pursuing the Amorites, bade the
sun
and the
moon
stand still (
Josh. 10:12
12
Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. (Joshua 10:12)
). The city is identified with the modern
Yalo
, 31° 51' N, 35° 1' E.
2.
Place in
Zebulun
where
Elon
one of the
judges
of
Israel
was buried
Judg. 12:12
12
And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun. (Judges 12:12)
.
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“Aijalon” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
357
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
’Ayalown
Phonic:
ah-yaw-lone’
Meaning:
from
354
; deer-field; Ajalon, the name of five places in Palestine
KJV Usage:
Aijalon, Ajalon
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
deer-field : a large stag
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Very elevated; a chain; strength; deer-field:―[AIJALON], Josh. 10:12. {Valle elatus}
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