Ajalon

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(place of gazelles). (1) A Levitical city of Dan (Josh. 19:42). Became a city of refuge (Josh. 21:24), where it is written Aijalon; also (1 Sam. 14:31). Prominent in Philistine wars (2 Chron. 28:18). Fortified as Aijalon by Rehoboam (2 Chron. 11:10). Now Yalo, 14 miles west of Jerusalem. (2) The valley in which Joshua commanded the moon to stand still (Josh. 10:12). (3) Burial place of the Judge, Elon (Judg. 12:12).