Topic
Chesalon
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 15:10Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A landmark on the north boundary of the tribe of Judah
And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Strength; confidence, a place on the border of Judah, on the side of Mount Jearim (Josh. 15:10); probably identified with the modern village of Kesla, on the western mountains of Judah.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
kes'-a-lon (kecalon; Chaslon, Chasalon): One of the cities on the Northern boundary of Judah (Jos 15:10). In the 4th century it was a "very large village." It is now Kesla, 2,087 ft. above sea-level, a small village perched on a mountain ridge to the South of Wady el Humar. See Palestine Exploration Fund, III, 25, 26; Sh XVII.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A landmark on the north boundary of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:10
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.