Aijalon

A written article for Aijalon is still to come. Below and alongside: where Aijalon appears in Scripture, with the original words, places on the map and any dates on record.

  • Aijalon
  • Aijalon 1 (Tell el Kokah)
  • Aijalon 1 (Khirbet Haiyan)
  • Aijalon 2 (Tel el Butmeh)
  • Aijalon 2 (within 10 km of Rimmon 3)

Original word

  • אַיָּלוֹן aijalon, ajalon
    H357
Citations
“Aijalon 1.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/aijalon-1. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
“Aijalon 1.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/aijalon-1. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
“Aijalon 2.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/aijalon-2. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
“Aijalon 2.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/aijalon-2. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
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Where Aijalon appears in Scripture

Joshua 10

אָז יְדַבֵּר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לַֽיהוָה בְּיוֹם תֵּת יְהוָה אֶת-הָאֱמֹרִי לִפְנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר׀ לְעֵינֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁמֶשׁ בְּגִבְעוֹן דּוֹם וְיָרֵחַ בְּעֵמֶק אַיָּלֽוֹן׃
12
Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

Joshua 19

וְשַֽׁעֲלַבִּין וְאַיָּלוֹן וְיִתְלָֽה׃
42
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,

Joshua 21

אֶת-אַיָּלוֹן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁהָ אֶת-גַּת-רִמּוֹן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁהָ עָרִים אַרְבַּֽע׃
24
Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

Judges 1

וַיּוֹאֶל הָֽאֱמֹרִי לָשֶׁבֶת בְּהַר-חֶרֶס בְּאַיָּלוֹן וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִים וַתִּכְבַּד יַד בֵּית-יוֹסֵף וַיִּֽהְיוּ לָמַֽס׃
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.

Judges 12

וַיָּמָת אֵילוֹן הַזְּבֽוּלֹנִי וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּאַיָּלוֹן בְּאֶרֶץ זְבוּלֻֽן׃
12
And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

1 Samuel 14

וַיַּכּוּ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים מִמִּכְמָשׂ אַיָּלֹנָה וַיָּעַף הָעָם מְאֹֽד׃
31
And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

1 Chronicles 6

וְאֶת-אַיָּלוֹן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ וְאֶת-גַּת-רִמּוֹן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃
69
And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:

1 Chronicles 8

וּבְרִעָה וָשֶׁמַע הֵמָּה רָאשֵׁי הָֽאָבוֹת לְיֽוֹשְׁבֵי אַיָּלוֹן הֵמָּה הִבְרִיחוּ אֶת-יוֹשְׁבֵי גַֽת׃
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

וְאֶת-צָרְעָה וְאֶת-אַיָּלוֹן וְאֶת-חֶבְרוֹן אֲשֶׁר בִּֽיהוּדָה וּבְבִנְיָמִן עָרֵי מְצֻרֽוֹת׃
10
And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.

2 Chronicles 28

וּפְלִשְׁתִּים פָּֽשְׁטוּ בְּעָרֵי הַשְּׁפֵלָה וְהַנֶּגֶב לִֽיהוּדָה וַֽיִּלְכְּדוּ אֶת-בֵּֽית-שֶׁמֶשׁ וְאֶת-אַיָּלוֹן וְאֶת-הַגְּדֵרוֹת וְאֶת-שׂוֹכוֹ וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ וְאֶת-תִּמְנָה וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ וְאֶת-גִּמְזוֹ וְאֶת-בְּנֹתֶיהָ וַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃
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.