Difference between revisions of "Aijalon"

<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>