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Smith's Bible Dictionary
comp. with 1Chr 6:66 As in Ephraim and sometimes, (2 Chronicles 11:10; 1 Samuel 14:31) as in
Judah and Benjamin. It is represented by the modern Yalo, a little to the north of the Jaffa road,
about 14 miles out of Jerusalem.
•A broad and beautiful valley near the city of Aijalon over which Joshua commanded the moon to
stand still during the pursuit after the battle of Gibeon. (Joshua 10:12)
•A place in Zebulon, mentioned as the burial-place of Elon, one of the Judges. (Judges 12:12)
Aijeleth Shahar
(the hind of the morning dawn), found once only in the Bible, in the title of (Psalms 22:1) It
probably describes to the musician the melody to which the psalm was to be played.
Ain
(spring, well).
•One of the landmarks on the eastern boundary of Palestine. (Numbers 34:11) It is probably ’Ain
el-’Azy, the main source of the Orontes.
•One of the southernmost cities of Judah, (Joshua 15:32) afterwards allotted to Simeon, (Joshua
19:7; 1 Chronicles 4:32) and given to the priests. (Joshua 21:16)
Aj Alon
[Aijalon, Or Ajalon]
Ajah = A Iah
•(Genesis
36:24)
Akan
(sharp sighted), son of Ezer, one of the “dukes” or chieftains of the Horites, and descendant of
Seir. (Genesis 36:27) He is called Jakan in (1 Chronicles 1:42)
Akeldama
Revised Version of (Acts 1:19) for Aceldama.
Akkub
(insidious).
•A descendant of Zerubbabel and son of Elioenai. (1 Chronicles 3:24)
•One of the porters or doorkeepers at the east gate of the temple. (B.C. 636-440.)
•One of the Nethinim, whole family returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:45) (B.C. 536.)
•A Levite who assisted Ezra in expounding the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:7)
Akrabbim
(the ascent of, or the going up to); also MAALEH-ACRABBIM (the scorpion pass), A pass
between the south end of the Dead Sea and Zin, forming one of the landmarks on the south boundary
at once of Judah, (Joshua 15:3) and of the Holy Land. (Numbers 34:4) Also the boundary of the
Amorites. (Judges 1:36) As to the name, scorpions abound in the whole of this district.
Alabaster
from the Arabic al bastraton, a whitish stone or from Alabastron, the place in Egypt where it
is found. It occurs only in (Matthew 26:7; Mark 14:3; Luke 7:37) The ancients considered alabaster
to be the best material in which to preserve their ointments. The Oriental alabaster (referred to in
the Bible) is a translucent carbonate of lime, formed on the floors of limestone caves by the
percolation of water. It is of the same material as our marbles, but differently formed. It is usually
clouded or banded like agate, hence sometimes called onyx marble. Our common alabaster is
different from this, being a variety of gypsum or sulphate of lime, used In its finer forms for vases,
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