Aijalon
Aijalon
Meaning - deerfield; place of dear
There are actually two places in the Bible with the name Aijalon.
(1.) Aijalon was originally assigned to the tribe of Dan. However, they could not drive the Amorites (Judg. 1:35). It was one of the Levitical cities given to the Kohathites (1 Chr. 6:69) and not far from Beth-shemesh (2 Chr. 28:18). It was the boundary between the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, and is frequently mentioned in Jewish history (2 Chr. 11:10; 1 Sam. 14:31; 1 Chr. 8:13).
Also there is a valley named after the town. The valley was mentioned when Joshua commanded, "Sun, stand thou still on Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon" (Josh. 10:12). It is identified as the modern Yalo, at the foot of the Beth-horon pass (q.v.). In the Tell Amarna letters Adoni-zedek (q.v.) speaks of the destruction of the "city of Ajalon" by the invaders, and describes himself as "afflicted, greatly afflicted" by the calamities that had come on the land, urging the king of Egypt to hasten to his help.
(2.) A city in the tribe of Zebulun (Judg. 12:12), the modern Jalun, three miles north of Cabul.
Scriptures
Jos_21:24
Jdg_1:35
Jdg_12:12
1Sa_14:31
1Ch_6:69
1Ch_8:13
2Ch_11:10
Last Updated 01-17-2008
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