Place
Aijalon
Approximate location. The area is clear, but the exact site is not.
The valley west of Gibeon over which Joshua told the moon to stand still. In Saul's day Israel chased the Philistines "from Michmash to Aijalon", and Saul built an altar at the end of the chase. The name survived in the village of Yalo.
Who passed through
In story order. King James Version.
- Joshua, Joshua 10:12
Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
- Saul (King), 1 Samuel 14:33
Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the Lord, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.
Place names, references and coordinates: STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), with coordinates from OpenBible.info. Map: Natural Earth (public domain).