Ijon:
look; eye; fountain
Ijon:
i'-jon (iyon; Septuagint in Kings has Ain, or Nain; in Chronicles Ion; Aion): A town in the territory of Naphtali, first mentioned in connection with the invasion of Ben-hadad, in the reign of Baasha. It was captured along with Da and Abel-beth-maacah (1Ki 15:20; 2Ch 16:4). It shared with these cities a similar fate at the hands of Tiglath-pileser in the reign of Pekah (2Ki 15:29). The name survives in that of Merj Ayun, "meadow of springs," a rich, oval-shaped plain to the Northwest of Tell el Qady, where the LiTany turns sharply westward to the sea. The ancient city may be represented by Tell Dibbin, an important site to the North of the plain.
Written by W. Ewing
Ijon:
(a ruin) a town in the north of Palestine, belonging to the tribe of Naphtali. It was taken and plundered by the captains of Ben‐hadad (1 Kings 15:20; 2 Chronicles 16:4) and a second time by Tiglath‐pileser (2 Kings 16:29). It was situated a few miles northwest of the site of Dan, in a fertile and beautiful little plain called Merj' Ayun.
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