Village near Timnah, the home of Samson’s first wife. Elon was included in the inheritance allotted to Dan’s tribe in Joshua’s distribution of the Promised Land (Jos 19:43; cf. 14:1–2). It is generally identified with Khirbet Wadi ’Alinm near ’Ain Shems.
Elon (Place)
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.