Aijalon

Aijalon in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

a'-ja-lon ('ayyalon, "deerplace"; the King James Version, Ajalon (Josh 10:12)): (1) The name of a town allotted to the tribe of Dan (Josh 19:42), which was also designated a Levitical city (Josh 21:24), which fell to the Sons of Kohath (1 Ch 6:69). The first mention of Aijalon is in the narrative of Joshua's defeat of the five Amorite kings: "...

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Aijalon in Naves Topical Bible

1. A city of Dan, Jos 19:42. Assigned to the Levites. A city of refuge Jos 21:24; 1Sa 14:31; 1Ch 6:69. Amorites of, not exterminated Jud 1:35. 2. A city of Zebulun Jud 12:12. 3. A city of Judah 2Ch 28:18; 11:10. 4. A valley Jos 10:12...

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Aijalon in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(place of gazelles). 1. A city of the Kohathites. Jos 21:24; 1Ch 6:69 It was a Levitical city and a city of refuge. It was originally allotted to the tribe of Dan, Jos 19:42 Authorized Version, AJALON, which tribe, however, was unable to dispossess the Amorites of the place. Jud 1:35 Aijalon was one of the towns fortified by Reheboam, 2Ch 11:10 ...

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