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Aijalon in the Bible.

Aijalon is a city in the Bible, about 21 km (13 miles) west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 8 verses, from Joshua 19:42 to 2 Chronicles 28:18. The King James Version also gives the name Aijalon to 1 other place, listed on this page.

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What happened at Aijalon.

A city in the tribe of Zebulun (Judg. 12:12), the modern Jalun, three miles north of Cabul.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Aijalon.

Benjamin 1Beriah 1Joseph 1Shema 1

Near Aijalon.

All 8 verses that name this Aijalon.

Joshua 2

  • Joshua 19:42And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
  • Joshua 21:24Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

Judges 1

  • Judges 1:35But 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 1

  • 1 Samuel 14:31And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

1 Chronicles 2

  • 1 Chronicles 6:69And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:
  • 1 Chronicles 8:13Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

2 Chronicles 2

  • 2 Chronicles 11:10And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
  • 2 Chronicles 28:18The 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.

Other places called Aijalon.

Aijalon, about 115 km (71 miles) north of Jerusalem.

A town, named in 1 verse.

  • Judges 12:12And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

Questions about Aijalon.

Where is Aijalon in the Bible?

Aijalon is a city about 21 km (13 miles) west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Aijalon named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Aijalon in 8 verses, in 5 books, from Joshua 19:42 to 2 Chronicles 28:18. It also gives the name Aijalon to 1 other place.

Which people are named with Aijalon in the Bible?

The verses that name Aijalon also name Benjamin, Beriah, Joseph and Shema.

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