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Zalmon

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Shady.
  • One of David's warriors, called the Ahohite (2 Samuel 23:28 ); called also Ilai (1 Chronicles 11:29 ).

  • A wood near Shechem, from which Abimelech and his party brought boughs and "put them to the hold" of Shechem, "and set the hold on fire" (Judges 9:48 ). Probably the southern peak of Gerizim, now called Jebel Sulman. (See SALMON .)

    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Zalmon'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​z/zalmon.html. 1897.