Lexical Definition

‎עֶגְלוֹן‎ ʻEglôwn (eg-lawn') Eglon ^N:N--L
from ‎עֵגֶל‎; vituline

Eglon.

• § Eglon = "calf-like"
• Eglon, the name of a place in Palestine and of a Moabitish king

n pr m
1) king of Moab who oppressed the children of Israel for 18 years before he was killed by the judge Ehud
n pr loc
2) a royal city in Canaan that opposed the conquest; located in the low lands of Judah

Extended Information

• a royal city in Canaan that opposed the conquest; located in the low lands of Judah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֶגְלוֺן‎₁₃ proper name (compare Gray ^{Prop. N. 92, No. 27}); —

1. masculine a king of Moab, Judg 3:12; Judg 3:14; Judg 3:15; Judg 3:17 (twice in verse), ᵐ5 Εγλωμ.

2. location Josh 10:3; Josh 10:5; Josh 10:23; Josh 10:37; Josh 12:12; Josh 15:34, with ‎ה‎ locative Josh 10:34, ‎מֵעֶגְלוֺ֫נָה‎ vJosh 10:36 ᵐ5 Οδολλαμ Josh 10 Αιλαμ Josh 12:12, A Εγλωμ, ᵐ5 Εγλων, and so Josh 15:39 site ±A³lân, North of Tele-el-–esy, Buhl^{Geogr. 192}.

‎עֶגְלַ֫יִם‎ Ezek 47:10 in ‎׳‎‎עֵין ע‎ q. v.

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Eglon • Amorite king of Lachish; city in Judah

Eglon, an Amorite king of Lachish defeated by Joshua, also a city in Judah.

• A location first mentioned at Jos.10.3;
• only referred to as Eglon עֶגְלוֹן.
  

Eglon was the Amorite king of Lachish who joined an alliance against Israel during the conquest under Joshua. He allied with Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem, Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, and Debir king of Eglon to attack Gibeon for making a treaty with Israel (Joshua 10:3-5).

However, the Israelites came to Gibeon's aid and pursued the Amorite kings, defeating them with God's help. Eglon and the other kings fled and hid in a cave at Makkedah, but were captured and executed by Joshua (Joshua 10:16-27). Eglon's city of Lachish was also captured and destroyed.

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