Elon Smith's Bible Dictionary
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E'lon.
(an oak). 1. A Hittite, whose daughter was one of Esau's wives. Gen 26:34; Gen 36:2. (B.C. 1797).2. The second of the three sons, attributed to Zebulun, Gen 46:14; Num 26:26, and the founder of the family of the Elonites. (B.C. 1695).3. Elon, the Zebulonite, who judged Israel for ten years, and was buried in Aijalon in Zebulun. Jdg 12:11-12. (B.C. 1174-1164).4. One of the towns, in the border of the tribe of Dan. Jos 19:43.
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Taken from: Smith's Bible Dictionary by Dr. William Smith (1884) |