John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 19:42

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Shaalabbin, etc.] The first of these is the same with Shaalbim, (<070135>Judges 1:35); and which Jerom f489 calls Selab, in the tribe of Dan; and which he says was in his day shown a large village on the borders of Sebaste, by the name of Selaba. and Ajalon is famous for the standing still of the moon in its valley while Joshua pursued his enemies, (see Gill on “<061012>Joshua 10:12”); and Jethlah, of which we read nowhere else.

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