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Aijalon

Named in 9 verses across 5 books, first in 2 Chronicles 11:10.

In the Bible

All 2 verses in 2 Chronicles, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

2 Chronicles

  • 2 Chronicles 11:10

    Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:18

    The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

A city in the tribe of Zebulun (Judg. 12:12), the modern Jalun, three miles north of Cabul.

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