This article is about Aijalon (Dan_Region). For other homonyms, please refer to the Aijalon article. It was a region allotted to the tribe of Dan. It is the place where the sun stopped when Joshua (son of Nun) prayed for the sun to stop during his conquest of Canaan, when he was at war with the five kings of the Amorites.
Joshua 10:5The men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Don’t abandon your servants! Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us; for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill country have gathered together against us.”Joshua 10:6So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and the whole army with him, including all the mighty men of valor.Joshua 10:7Yahweh said to Joshua, “Don’t fear them, for I have delivered them into your hands. Not a man of them will stand before you.”Joshua 10:8Joshua therefore came to them suddenly. He marched from Gilgal all night.Joshua 10:9Yahweh confused them before Israel. He killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth Horon, and struck them to Azekah and to Makkedah.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!”Joshua 10:12The sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Isn’t this written in the book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and didn’t hurry to go down about a whole day.Joshua 10:13There was no day like that before it or after it, that Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for Yahweh fought for Israel.
Joshua 19:40The border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Irshemesh,Joshua 19:41Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,Joshua 19:42Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
Joshua 21:24Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.
Judges 1:34but the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim. Yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor.Judges 1:35The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
이후, 단 지파가 자신들의 지역을 떠난 뒤, 다시 블레셋의 가드 인들에게 점령되었고 그것을 베냐민 지파에서 다시 점령한 것으로 추청된다.
1 Chronicles 8:12and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;1 Chronicles 8:13and Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
르호보암은 이 지역에 성을 건축했다.
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.2 Chronicles 11:11He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.2 Chronicles 11:12The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him out of all their territory.
아하스 왕의 통치시기에 다시 빼앗기게 되었다.
2 Chronicles 28:18For Yahweh brought Judah) low because of Ahaz king of Israel, because he acted without restraint in Judah and trespassed severely against Yahweh.