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Reference: Aijalon, or Ajalon

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Aij'alon, or Aj'alon

(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.

Jg 1:35

Aijalon was one of the towns fortified by Reheboam,

2Ch 11:10

and the last we hear of it is being in the hands of the Philistines.

2Ch 28:18

Being on the very frontier of the two kingdoms, we can understand how Aijalon should be spoken of sometimes,

1Ch 6:69

comp. with 1Chr 6:66 as in Ephraim and sometimes,

2Ch 11:10; 1Sa 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.

2. 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.

Jos 10:12

3. A place in Zebulon, mentioned as the burial-place of Elon, one of the Judges.

Jg 12:12

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Josh 10:12

Then spoke 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.

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Verse Concepts

Josh 19:42

And Shaalabbim, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,

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Josh 21:24

Ajalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

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Judg 1:35

But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Ajalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.

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Judg 12:12

And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Ajalon in the country of Zebulun.

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1 Chron 6:66

And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

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1 Chron 6:69

And Ajalon with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs:

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2 Chron 11:10

And Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.

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2 Chron 11:10

And Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.

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2 Chron 28:18

The 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 its villages, and Timnah with its villages, Gimzo also and its villages: and they dwelt there.

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