1. Levitical city of the Kohathites. It was in the lot of Dan (Josh. 21:24); but being a border city it is also connected with Benjamin (1 Chron. 8:13); or with Ephraim (1 Chron. 6:69); or with Judah and Benjamin, when Rehoboam fortified the city (2 Chron. 11:10). It was taken by the Philistines in the reign of Ahaz (2 Chron. 28:18). THE VALLEY OF AJALON is the place where Joshua, when pursuing the Amorites, bade the sun and the moon stand still (Josh. 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 Judg. 12:12.