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Aijalon, Or Ajalon

(place of gazelles).

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A city of the Kohathites. (Joshua 21:24; 1 Chronicles 6:69) It was a Levitical city and a city of refuge. It was originally allotted to the tribe of Dan, (Joshua 19:42) Authorized Version, AJALON, which tribe, however, was unable to dispossess the Amorites of the place. (Judges 1:35) Aijalon was one of the towns fortified by Reheboam, (2 Chronicles 11:10) and the last we hear of it is being in the hands of the Philistines. (2 Chronicles 28:18) Being on the very frontier of the two kingdoms, we can understand how Aijalon should be spoken of sometimes, (1 Chronicles 6:69) comp. with 1Chr 6:66 As in Ephraim and sometimes, (2 Chronicles 11:10; 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. 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. (Joshua 10:12) A place in Zebulon, mentioned as the burial-place of Elon, one of the Judges. (Judges 12:12)

In the Bible

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Verses where Aijalon, Or Ajalon is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 6:69

    Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon, together with their pasturelands.

  • 1 Chronicles 8:13

    and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).

  • 1 Samuel 14:31

    That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were very faint.

  • 2 Chronicles 11:10

    Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:18

    The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.

  • Joshua 10:12

    On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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