Ajalon (Easton)

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And Aij'alon, place of deer. A town and valley originally assigned to the tribe of Dan, from which, however, they could not drive the Amorites (Judges 1:35 ). It was one of the Levitical cities given to the Kohathites (1Chronicles 6:69). It was not far from Beth-shemesh (2Chronicles 28:18). It was"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter A Bible Dictionaries Ajalon Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Air Next Entry Akkub Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Ajalon Dictionaries American Tract Society Ajalon or Aijalon Easton's Bible Dictionary Ajalon Holman Bible Dictionary Ajalon Hitchcock Bible Names Ajalon Morrish Bible Dictionary Ajalon Aijalon People's Bible Dictionary Ajalon Smith Bible Dictionary Ajalon Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Ajalon Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Ajalon McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Ajalon The Nuttall Encyclopedia Ajalon, Valley of The Jewish Encyclopedia Ajalon Lexicons אַיָּלוֹן And Aij'alon, place of deer. A town and valley originally assigned to the tribe of Dan, from which, however, they could not drive the Amorites ( Judges 1:35 ). It was one of the Levitical cities given to the Kohathites (1Chronicles 6:69). It was not far from Beth-shemesh (2Chronicles 28:18). It was the boundary between the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, and is frequently mentioned in Jewish history (2Chronicles 11:10; 1Samuel 14:31; 1Chronicles 8:13). With reference to the valley named after the town, Joshua uttered the celebrated command, "Sun, stand thou still on Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon" ( Joshua 10:12 ). It has been identified as the modern Yalo, at the foot of the Beth-horon pass (q.v.). In the Tell Amarna letters Adoni-zedek (q.v.) speaks of the destruction of the "city of Ajalon" by the invaders, and describes himself as "afflicted, greatly afflicted" by the calamities that had come on the land, urging the king of Egypt to hasten to his help. A city in the tribe of Zebulun ( Judges 12:12 ), the modern Jalun, three miles north of Cabul.

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)