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ā´ja-lon (×יּלון, 'ayyaÌ„loÌ„n, “deerplaceâ€; the King James Version, Ajalon ()):
(1) The name of a town allotted to the tribe of Dan (), which was also designated a Levitical city (), which fell to the Sons of Kohath (). The first mention of Aijalon is in the narrative of Joshua's defeat of the five Amorite kings: “thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon†(). The Danites failed to take it from the Amorites (), although the men of Ephraim held it in vassalage. Here Saul and Jonathan won a great victory over the Philistines (). At one time it was held by the tribe of Benjamin (). Rehoboam fortified it against the kingdom of Israel (). In the days of King Ahaz it was captured by the Philistines (). It has been identified with the modern Yalo; its antiquity goes back to Tell el-Amarna Letters, in which it has mention. It Is situated Northwest of Jerusalem in a valley of the same name, which leads down from the mountains to the sea.
(2) A town in the tribe of Zebulun, site unknown, where Elon the judge was buried ().