Bible Location
Meaning: same as Eglah · 8 cross references · Modern-day map available
Eglon was a Canaanite city in the lowlands of Judah captured during Joshua's campaign. It is important because it forms part of the cluster of southern cities tied to conquest and the establishment of Israel's presence in the Shephelah. First appears in Josh 10:3.1
AI summary: Eglon's significance lies in its role within the southern conquest narratives. Though not one of the Bible's most frequently mentioned cities, it belongs to the chain of royal towns whose defeat signaled Israel's advance through the lowland region. Its place near Lachish helps situate it within the militarily important western approaches to Judah. The cross references present Eglon as a Shephelah city of conquest and territorial transition.1
A city in Judah, near Lachish (Josh. 15:39). It was destroyed by Joshua (10:5, 6). It has been identified with Tell Nejileh, 6 miles south of Tell Hesy or Ajlan, north-west of Lachish. (See LACHISH.) 3
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.