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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CHESALON

kes'-a-lon (kecalon; Chaslon, Chasalon): One of the cities on the Northern boundary of Judah (Joshua 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.

Strong's Hebrew

3693. Kesalon -- a place on the border of Judah
... 3692, 3693. Kesalon. 3694 . a place on the border of Judah. Transliteration:
Kesalon Phonetic Spelling: (kes-aw-lone') Short Definition: Chesalon. ... Chesalon. ...
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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Chesalon

(hopes), a place named as one of the landmarks on the west part of the north boundary of Judah, (Joshua 15:10) probably Kesla , about six miles to the northeast of Ainshems , on the western mountains of Judah.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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

Thesaurus

Chesalon (1 Occurrence)
...CHESALON. kes'-a-lon (kecalon; Chaslon, Chasalon): One of the cities on the Northern
boundary of Judah (Joshua 15:10). ...Chesalon (1 Occurrence). ...
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Jearim (19 Occurrences)
... 10). It is mentioned here only, and is identical with CHESALON (which see).
Multi-Version Concordance Jearim (19 Occurrences). Joshua ...
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Ches'alon (1 Occurrence)
Ches'alon. Chesalon, Ches'alon. Chesed . Multi-Version Concordance Ches'alon
(1 Occurrence). ... (See RSV). Chesalon, Ches'alon. Chesed . Reference Bible.
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Seir (38 Occurrences)
... 2) (har se`ir; Codex Vaticanus Assar; Codex Alexandrinus See ir): A landmark on
the boundary of Judah (Joshua 15:10), not far from Kiriath-jearim and Chesalon. ...
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Cherubs (52 Occurrences)

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Kesalon (1 Occurrence)
... 10 and the border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed along
to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (the same is Chesalon), and went ...
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Kiriath-jearim (17 Occurrences)
... the boundary line of Judah and Benjamin between two known points-the "waters of
Nephtoah," very generally supposed to be Lifta, and Chesalon, certainly Kesla ...
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Kiriathjearim
... the boundary line of Judah and Benjamin between two known points-the "waters of
Nephtoah," very generally supposed to be Lifta, and Chesalon, certainly Kesla ...
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Northwards (4 Occurrences)
... Joshua 15:10 and the border turned from Baalah westwards toward mount Seir, and
passed toward the side of Har-jearim, that is, Chesalon, northwards, and went ...
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Northern (18 Occurrences)
... And the border turned about from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along
unto the side of mount Jearim on the north--the same is Chesalon--and went ...
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Bible Concordance

Chesalon (1 Occurrence)

Joshua 15:10 and the border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (the same is Chesalon), and went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed along by Timnah;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Subtopics

Chesalon

Chesalon: A Landmark on the North Boundary of the Tribe of Judah

Related Terms

Jearim (19 Occurrences)

Ches'alon (1 Occurrence)

Seir (38 Occurrences)

Cherubs (52 Occurrences)

Kesalon (1 Occurrence)

Kiriath-jearim (17 Occurrences)

Kiriathjearim

Northwards (4 Occurrences)