Aijalon
Aijalon is a settlement mentioned in 8 verses. Its most likely location is Yalo.
Where is Aijalon?
Approx. 31.8411, 35.0236 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yalo | settlement | High |
| Tell el Kokah | settlement | Medium |
| Khirbet Haiyan | settlement | Low |
Aijalon in the Bible dictionary
A city in the tribe of Zebulun (Judg. 12:12), the modern Jalun, three miles north of Cabul.
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Verses that mention Aijalon
- Joshua 19:42
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
- Joshua 21:24
Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
- Judges 1:35
But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
- 1 Samuel 14:31
And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.
- 1 Chronicles 6:69
And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath–rimmon with her suburbs:
- 1 Chronicles 8:13
Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
- 2 Chronicles 11:10
And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
- 2 Chronicles 28:18
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth–shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.