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2. A Canaanite city whose king entered an alliance with four other Canaanite rulers against Gibeon (Joshua 10:3 ). The Gibeonites had made a treaty with Israel (Joshua 9:1 ). Subsequently, Eglon was captured by the Israelite army under Joshua. It became a part of the territory of the tribe of Judah. Most scholars long held that the modern site of tell el-Hesi was the location of ancient Eglon. More recently, however, some have contended for tell Eton. Both places are to the southwest of Lachish. See Joshua; Judges; Ehud .
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These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Eglon'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​e/eglon.html. 1991.
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Eglon'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​e/eglon.html. 1991.