Prayer Tents Bible References - Prayer Tents

AIJALON

(Heb.ʾayyālôn)

1. A levitical city located in the original tribal area of Dan (Josh. 19:42; 21:24). When the Danites were unable to expel the Amorites (Judg. 1:34-35), they left the Shephelah and moved to northern Palestine. Eventually, Aijalon was incorporated into the kingdom of Judah. Aijalon was one of the cities which Rehoboam fortified (2 Chr. 11:5-10). It was one of the cities taken by the Philistines in the 8th century b.c. (2 Chr. 28:16-18).

Edward Robinson identified Aijalon with modern Yâlō (152138), based on descriptions by Jerome and Eusebius. Later William F. Albright distinguished a second Aijalon at Tell Qoqa, just E of Yâlō, representing the fortress of Yâlō as well as earlier occupation. No excavations have been made at either site, but sherds as early as the Late Bronze Age have been found at both.

2. The burial place of Elon the judge, located in the territory of Zebulun (Judg. 12:12).

Scott M. Langston

Prayer Tents Bible References - Prayer Tents

AIJALON

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)