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<p> '''Aij'alon.''' ''(Place Of Gazelles).'' </p> <p> 1. A city of the Kohathites. &nbsp;Joshua 21:24; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:69. It was a [[Levitical]] city and a city of refuge. It was originally allotted to the tribe of Dan, &nbsp;Joshua 19:42, Authorized Version, [[Ajalon]] , which tribe, however, was unable to dispossess the [[Amorites]] of the place. &nbsp;Judges 1:35. </p> <p> [[Aijalon]] was one of the towns fortified by Reheboam, &nbsp;2 Chronicles 11:10, and the last we hear of it is being in the hands of the Philistines. &nbsp;2 Chronicles 28:18. Being on the very frontier of the two kingdoms, we can understand how Aijalon should be spoken of sometimes, &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:69, compare with &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:66, as in [[Ephraim]] and sometimes, &nbsp;2 Chronicles 11:10; &nbsp;1 Samuel 14:31, as in Judah and Benjamin. It is represented by the modern ''Yalo'' , a little to the north of the Jaffa road, about 14 miles out of Jerusalem. </p> <p> 2. A broad and beautiful valley near the city of Aijalon over which Joshua commanded the moon to stand still during the pursuit after the battle of Gibeon. &nbsp;Joshua 10:12. </p> <p> 3. A place in Zebulon, mentioned as the burial-place of Elon, one of the Judges. &nbsp;Judges 12:12. </p>

<p> (AIJALON or AJALON, "a place of gazelles" (&nbsp;Joshua 19:42; &nbsp;Joshua 21:24). </p> <p> '''1.''' Originally of Dan; which tribe, however, could not dispossess the Amorites (&nbsp;Judges 1:35). [[Assigned]] to the [[Levite]] Kohathites, among the 48 Levitical cities (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:69). Fortified by [[Rehoboam]] of Judah, in his war with Israel, the northern kingdom, though sometimes, as being a border city, mentioned as in Ephraim (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 11:10; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 28:18). Taken by the [[Philistines]] from the weak [[Ahaz]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:66; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:69). Now Yalo, N. of the Jaffa road, 14 miles from Jerusalem, on the hill side, bounding on the S. the valley Merj-ibn-Omeir. Alluded to in the memorable apostrophe of Joshua, "Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou moon in the valley of Ajalon" (&nbsp;Joshua 10:12). </p> <p> '''2.''' The burial place of the judge (&nbsp;Judges 12:12) [[Elon]] in Zebulun. </p>

<p> <strong> AIJALON </strong> . <strong> 1 </strong> . A city allotted to, but not occupied by, Dan (&nbsp; Joshua 19:42 , &nbsp; Judges 1:35 ). We find it in the hands of Rehoboam (&nbsp; 2 Chronicles 11:10 ); later the Philistines took it (&nbsp; 2 Chronicles 28:18 ). It may be the modern <em> Yâlo </em> , 3 miles N.E. of <em> Latrûn </em> , 14 miles from Jerusalem. <strong> 2 </strong> . An unknown town in [[Zebulun]] (&nbsp; Judges 12:12 ). </p> <p> W. Ewing. </p>

<p> See AJALON. </p>

<p> ''''' ā´ja ''''' - ''''' lon ''''' ( איּלון , <i> ''''' 'ayyālōn ''''' </i> , "deerplace"; the King James Version, Ajalon (&nbsp; Joshua 10:12 )): </p> <p> (1) The name of a town allotted to the tribe of Dan (&nbsp;Joshua 19:42 ), which was also designated a Levitical city (&nbsp;Joshua 21:24 ), which fell to the Sons of [[Kohath]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:69 ). The first mention of Aijalon is in the narrative of Joshua's defeat of the five Amorite kings: "thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon" (&nbsp;Joshua 10:12 ). The [[Danites]] failed to take it from the Amorites (&nbsp;Judges 1:35 ), although the men of Ephraim held it in vassalage. Here Saul and [[Jonathan]] won a great victory over the Philistines (&nbsp;1 Samuel 14:31 ). At one time it was held by the tribe of [[Benjamin]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 8:13 ). Rehoboam fortified it against the kingdom of [[Israel]] (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 11:10 ). In the days of King Ahaz it was captured by the Philistines (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 28:18 ). It has been identified with the modern Yalo; its antiquity goes back to <i> Tell el-Amarna [[Letters]] </i> , in which it has mention. It Is situated Northwest of [[Jerusalem]] in a valley of the same name, which leads down from the mountains to the sea. </p> <p> (2) A town in the tribe of Zebulun, site unknown, where Elon the judge was buried (&nbsp;Judges 12:12 ). </p>