Valley of Aijalon

A town and valley originally assigned to the tribe of Dan, from which, 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). It was 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). With reference to the valley named after the town, Joshua uttered the celebrated command, “Sun, stand thou still on Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon” (Josh. 10:12). It has been 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.

Recorded scripture occurrences (1)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: JOS 10:12

OET-RV JOS 10:12

12 Then Yehoshua spoke to Yahweh on the day that he gave them victory over the Amorim, and in front of the Israelis he said,
⇔ “Sun, stay still over Giveon,
⇔ ≈ and moon, over the Ayalon Valley.

OET-LV JOS 10:12

12 Then Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) he _spoke to/for_YHWH in/on_day YHWH delivered _up DOM the_ʼAmorī to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he/it _said to_the _eyes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) Oh _sun at_Giⱱˊōn be _still and_Oh _moon in_the _valley _of ʼAyyālōn.

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