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Holon
Holman Bible Dictionary
(hoh' lahn) Place name meaning, “sandy spot.” 1. Town in the hill country of Judah allotted to tribe of Judah and given as city for Levites (Joshua 15:51; Joshua 21:15 ). It may be modern khirbet Illin near Beth-zur. The parallel passage (1 Chronicles 6:58 ) has Hilez or Hilen in different manuscripts. 2. City of Moab that Jeremiah condemned (Jeremiah 48:21 ). Its location is not known.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Holon'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/h/holon.html. 1991.