A region allotted to the tribe of Judah.
Joshua 15:35Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim); fourteen cities with their villages.
여호수아(눈의 아들)의 가나안 정복전쟁 당시 기브온이 이스라엘 민족과 동맹을 맺은 일로 가나안의 다섯 국가가 공격을 했을 때, 여호수아와 이스라엘 민족이 그들을 구원하기 위해 싸웠다. 그 때 하나님께서 우박을 내리셔서 그들을 패하게 하였다.
Joshua 10:10As they fled from before Israel), while they were at the descent of Beth Horon, Yahweh hurled down great stones from the sky on them to Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than those whom the children of Israel killed with the sword.Joshua 10:11Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh in the day when Yahweh delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel). He said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still on Gibeon! You, moon, stop in the valley of Aijalon!”
사울(왕) 시절에 블레셋 민족이 골리앗과 함께 전쟁하러 나아왔을 때 이곳에 진을 쳤다.
1 Samuel 17:1Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
이후,르호보암이 애굽 의 공격을 막을 목적으로 요새를 쌓았다.
2 Chronicles 11:5He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,2 Chronicles 11:6Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,2 Chronicles 11:7Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,2 Chronicles 11:8Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,2 Chronicles 11:9Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.2 Chronicles 11:10He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, oil and wine.
Jeremiah 34:7The word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, after king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to them;
Nehemiah 11:30The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and its towns,