International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Allon

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Allon


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al´on (אלּון, 'allōn, “oak”):

(1) A town in the tribe of Naphtali in northern Palestine (), according to the King James Version, which follows some Hebrew texts. It is better however to read with the Revised Version (British and American), “oak” (אלון, 'ēlōn), rather than as proper noun.

(2) A prominent descendant of the tribe of Simeon ().

(3) The Revised Version (British and American) for Allom of the King James Version in 1 Esdras 5:34 (which see).