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Ajalon

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: A By: James P. Boyd

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(place of gazelles). (1) A Levitical city of Dan (Josh. 19:42⁴²And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah, (Joshua 19:42)). Became a city of refuge (Josh. 21:24²⁴Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities. (Joshua 21:24)), where it is written Aijalon; also (1 Sam. 14:31³¹And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint. (1 Samuel 14:31)). Prominent in Philistine wars (2 Chron. 28:18¹⁸The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. (2 Chronicles 28:18)). Fortified as Aijalon by Rehoboam (2 Chron. 11:10¹⁰And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities. (2 Chronicles 11:10)). Now Yalo, 14 miles west of Jerusalem. (2) The valley in which Joshua commanded the moon to stand still (Josh. 10:12¹²Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. (Joshua 10:12)). (3) Burial place of the Judge, Elon (Judg. 12:12¹²And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun. (Judges 12:12)).

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