Topic
Elon (2)
2 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 19:43ISBE
And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
- 1 Kings 4:9ISBE
The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
e'-lon ('elon, a "terebinth"; Ailon):
An unidentified town in the territory of Da named between Ithlah and Timnah (Jos 19:43). It is possibly identical with Elon-beth-Hanan which, along with Shaalbim and Bethshemesh, formed one of Solomon's commissariat districts (1Ki 4:9).
Conder has suggested Beit' Anan, about 4 miles Northwest of Neby Samwil: it is quite uncertain.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.