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ong with Da and Abel-beth-maacah (1Ki 15:20; 2Ch 16:4). It shared with these cities a similar fate at the hands of Tiglath-pileser in the reign of Pekah (2Ki 15:29).
Where is Ijon in the Bible?
Ijon was a town located in northern Israel, in the region near the upper Jordan Valley, possibly represented by the archaeological site of Tell Dibbin. The city appears in biblical accounts as part of the northern territories and is mentioned alongside other towns like Dan and Abel-beth-maacah in records of military campaigns. Ijon was conquered by the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III during the reign of the Israelite king Pekah, representing one of the major Assyrian incursions into Israel's northern regions. The town's name may survive in the modern Arabic place name Merj A'yun, which means "meadow of springs" and refers to a fertile plain in the area where the Litany River turns sharply toward the Mediterranean Sea.
Ijon
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)ong with Da and Abel-beth-maacah (1Ki 15:20; 2Ch 16:4). It shared with these cities a similar fate at the hands of Tiglath-pileser in the reign of Pekah (2Ki 15:29). The name survives in that of Merj A`yun, "meadow of springs," a rich, oval-shaped plain to the Northwest of Tell el Qady, where the LiTany turns sharply westward to the sea. The ancient city may be represented by Tell Dibbin, an important site to the North of the plain.
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ik'-esh (`iqqesh, "crooked"): A Tekoite, father of Ira, one of David's "thirty" (2Sa 23:26; 1Ch 11:28; 27:9</re