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Ajalon Aijalon

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1. Levitical city ofthe Kohathites. It was in the lot of Dan, Joshua 21:24; but being a border city it is also connected with Benjamin, 1 Chronicles 8:13; or with Ephraim, 1 Chronicles 6:69; or with Judah and Benjamin, when Rehohoam fortified the city. 2 Chronicles 11:10 . It was taken by the Philistines in the reign of Ahaz. 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. 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. Judges 12:12 .

Bibliography Information
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Ajalon Aijalon'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​a/ajalon-aijalon.html. 1897.
 
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