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nā´hal-al (× ×—×œ×œ, nahÌ£ălaÌ„l; Codex Vaticanus, ΒαιθμαÌν, BaithmaÌn; Codex Alexandrinus ÎααλωÌλ, NaaloÌ„Ìl, and other forms): A city in the territory of Zebulun assigned with its suburbs to the Merarite Levites, out of which the Canaanite inhabitants were not driven (, the King James Version (incorrectly) “Nahallalâ€; 21:35; , “Nahalolâ€). In the Talmud Jerusalem (Meg., i. 1) it is identified with Mahlul. This name might correspond either with ‛Ain MaÌ„hil, or with Ma‛luÌ„l. The former lies about 3 1/2 miles Northeast of Nazareth on a hill near the eastern boundary of Zebulun. The latter is situated about 3 1/2 miles West of Nazareth, near the southern border of Zebulun. The change of “n†to “m†is not unusual.