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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(ruin). Town of Naphtali (1 Kings 15:20²⁰So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. (1 Kings 15:20); 2 Kings 15:29²⁹In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. (2 Kings 15:29)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Town in Naphtali (1 Kings 15:20²⁰So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. (1 Kings 15:20); 2 Kings 15:29²⁹In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. (2 Kings 15:29); 2 Chron. 16:4⁴And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali. (2 Chronicles 16:4)). Identified by some with el Khiam, 33° 19' N, 35° 36' E.

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5859 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`Iyown

Phonic:

ee-yone’

Meaning:

from 5856; ruin; Ijon, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Ijon

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

ruinous

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A great heap; a ruin:―a town in the N. of Palestine, 1 Kings 15:20. {Cumulus magnus}