Lexical Definition

‎חֶתְלֹן‎ Chethlôn (kheth-lone') Hethlon ^N:N--L
from ‎חָתַל‎; enswathed

Hethlon.

• § Hethlon = "hiding place"
• Chethlon, a place in Palestine

1) a place on the northern border of Palestine; site unknown

Extended Information

• a place on the northern border of Palestine

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֶתְלֹן‎ proper name, of a location, on the extreme northern boundary of Israel territory (in Ezekiel's conception), only ‎׳‎‎דֶּרֶךְ(ֿ)ח‎ Ezek 47:15; Ezek 48:1 modern „eitela nearly two hours from sea-coast, according to Furrer^{ZPV viii, 27}.

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Hethlon • Place on the northern border of Israel

Hethlon was a place on the northern border of Israel, mentioned in Ezekiel's vision of the restored land (Ezek 47:15; 48:1).

• A location first mentioned at Ezk.47.15;
• only referred to as Hethlon חֶתְלֹן.
  

Hethlon is mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel as a place situated on the northern border of the restored land of Israel (Ezek 47:15; 48:1). In Ezekiel's vision, the northern border extends from the Mediterranean Sea to Hethlon and then continues eastward toward Hamath and Zedad. The exact location of Hethlon is uncertain, but it was likely a significant landmark or settlement in the region of Lebo-hamath, which is associated with the entrance to Hamath, a city in modern-day Syria. Hethlon's mention in Ezekiel's vision emphasizes the extent and boundaries of the ideal, restored land of Israel.

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