Ajalon Aijalon

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Ajalon Aijalon [1]

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 .

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