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Eglon, Canaan a Biblical city
*Eglon (king) , a Biblical king*
Eglon, West Virginia , a community in the U.S. state of West Virginia
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EGLON — (Heb. עֶגְלוֹן; lit. calf ), king of Moab in the period of the Judges, apparently in the first half of the 12th century B.C.E. The Bible relates that Eglon assembled the ammonites and the amalekites and with them attacked Israel, subduing the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
EGLON — (Heb. עֶגְלוֹן), Canaanite royal city. According to the Bible, Debir, king of Eglon, joined the confederation of Amorite kings, led by adoni zedek of Jerusalem, against gibeon . They were defeated by Joshua at Aijalon and slain near the cave of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Eglon [1] — Eglon (a. Geogr.), Stadt der Kananiten; ihr Häuptling wurde von Gideon geschlagen u. die Stadt gehörte nachher zum Stamme Juda … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Eglon [2] — Eglon, moabitischer König, unterjochte mit den Ammonitern u. Amalekitern die Israeliten 18 Jahre u. nahm ihnen Jericho; von Chud ermordet … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
EGLON — nomen urbis in tribu Iudae, cuius Regem Dabit cum evocasset in auxilium contra Iosuam et Israelitas Adoni Bezeck, Rex Ierusalem, et profligati essent magno praelio. stante ad vocem Iosuae Sole, ipsi veor Reges se abscondissent in spelunca urbis… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Eglon — Die Richter Israels Buch der Richter Otniël, Sohn des Kenas Ehud, Sohn des Geras Schamgar, Sohn des Anat Deborah Barak, Sohn des Abinoam Gideon Abimelech Tola Jaïr Jeftah Ibzan von … Deutsch Wikipedia
Eglon (king) — Eglon was the king of Moab who suppressed Israel in the time of the Judges. He was the head of the confederacy of Moab, Ammon and Amalek in their assault. One day, Ehud came presenting a customary tribute and tricked Eglon and stabbed him with… … Wikipedia
Eglon, West Virginia — Eglon Unincorporated community … Wikipedia
Eglon van der Neer — (1635/36, Amsterdam May 3 1703, Düsseldorf) was a Dutch painter of historical scenes, portraits and elegant, fashionable people, and later of landscapes.LifeVan der Neer was probably first taught by his father, Aert van der Neer, and then took… … Wikipedia
Eglon, Canaan — Eglon was a Canaanite city, whose king Debir joined a confederacy against Gibeon when that city made peace with Israel. The five kings involved were slain and Eglon was later conquered and its inhabitants condemned to destruction. It was… … Wikipedia
