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Chesalon

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Strength; confidence, a place on the border of Judah, on the side of Mount Jearim (Josh 15:10); probably identified with the modern village of Kesla, on the western mountains of Judah.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kes'-a-lon (kecalon; Chaslon, Chasalon): One of the cities on the Northern boundary of Judah (Josh 15:10). In the 4th century it was a "very large village." It is now Kesla, 2,087 ft. above sea-level, a small village perched on a mountain ridge to the South of Wady el Humar. See Palestine Exploration Fund, III, 25, 26; Sh XVII.

See also

Place Chesalon (Jos 15,10)

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).