Eglon
Eglon (Biblical Place • 31.500°N, 34.767°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:3 , Josh 10:5 , Josh 10:23 , Josh 10:34 , Josh 10:36 , Josh 10:37 . It is closely linked with Cabbon (Biblical Place • Eglon • 31.500°N, 34.767°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:40 (identified with Eglon).
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Ehud (Generation 32 • Child of Gera ): ( 1 Chronicles 8:6 ) Son of Gera ( Judges 3:15 ) Ehud was left-handed and used that attribute to enable him to kill Israel 's enemy, Eglon the King of Moab ( Judges 3:15-4 :1). Ehud judged 80 years: 1369-1289 BCE ( Judges 3:30 ). (mentioned in Judges 3 , Judges 4 , 1 Chronicles 7 ) Peleg (Generation 15 • Messianic Line • Child of Eber (or Heber )): ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:18-19 ) The first person of Scripture's genealogies to die after the Flood was someone born after the Flood : Peleg . (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Eber (or Heber) (Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah ): ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ). (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 ) Aaron (Generation 26 • Child of Amram ): ( Exodus 6:20 , Numbers 26:59 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:13 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ). (mentioned in Exodus 4 , Exodus 5 , Exodus 6 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Eglon (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:3 , Josh 10:5 , Josh 10:23 , Josh 10:34 , Josh 10:36 , Josh 10:37 .) Cabbon (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:40 (identified with Eglon ).) Hethlon (~. Referenced in Ezek 47:15 , Ezek 48:1 .) Eglaim (Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 15:8 (identified with Eneglaim ).)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Judges 3:17 : "And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab : and Eglon was a very fat man."; Joshua 15:39 : " Lachish , and Bozkath , and Eglon,"; Joshua 12:12 : "The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer , one;". Related canonical books and chapters: Judges 3 ( Judges • Chapter 3 (31 verses)), Joshua 10 ( Joshua • Chapter 10 (43 verses)), Joshua 12 ( Joshua • Chapter 12 (24 verses)).