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    Aijalon

    אַיָּלוֹן

    Aijalon, a city allotted to Dan and the Levites, known for Joshua's miracle.

    Where the story of Aijalon happensWhere the gazetteer locates Aijalon, framed to them: Aijalon. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Aijalon
    Where the gazetteer locates Aijalon
    verses
    10
    first named
    Joshua 10:12
    last named
    2 Chronicles 28:18
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.84°N · 35.02°E
    settlement31.84°N · 35.02°E

    Yalo (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 6 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Aijalon in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Aijalon was a city in the territory of the tribe of Dan, located in the Shephelah (foothills) region of Judah. It is most famously known as the place where Joshua commanded the moon to stand still during the battle against the Amorite kings (Joshua 10:12). The city was allotted to the tribe of Dan (Joshua 19:42) and later designated as a Levitical city for the Kohathites (Joshua 21:24; 1Ch.6.69).

    After the conquest of Canaan, the Amorites continued to dwell in Aijalon, and the Danites failed to drive them out completely (Judges 1:35). Elon, a judge of Israel, was buried in Aijalon (Judges 12:12). During Saul's reign, the Israelites pursued the Philistines as far as Aijalon (1Sa.14.31). Some descendants of Benjamin, including the family of Beriah, lived in Aijalon (1Ch.8.13).

    King Rehoboam of Judah fortified Aijalon as part of his defensive strategy (2Ch.11.10). Later, during the reign of King Ahaz, the Philistines captured Aijalon and settled there (2Ch.28.18). The city is generally identified with the modern village of Yalo, about 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Jerusalem.

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 8 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 10, across 5 books.

    1. Joshua3 verses

      10:1219:4221:24

    2. Judges2 verses

      1:3512:12

    3. 1 Samuel1 verse

      14:31

    4. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      6:698:13

    5. 2 Chronicles2 verses

      11:1028:18

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Allotment of Levite PasturelandsAllotmentAllotment is a concept gathering 13 labelled instances in the text.via Allotment of Levite PasturelandsDanIsraelite tribe; city in northern Israel; originally called Laish/Leshem.via Allotment of Levite PasturelandsEltekehCity in Dan's territory; later given to the Levitesvia Allotment of Levite PasturelandsEphraimSecond son of Joseph, and a tribe of Israel.via Allotment of Levite PasturelandsGath-rimmonLevitical city in Dan and Manassehvia Allotment of Levite PasturelandsGezerA Canaanite city, conquered by Joshua and later by David.via Allotment of Levite PasturelandsGibbethonA Levitical city in the territory of Dan.via Allotment of Levite PasturelandsShechemCity in Canaan, later allotted to Ephraimvia Allotment of Levite PasturelandsTaanachCanaanite city allotted to Manasseh, later a Levitical city

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