Holon
Holon
(Heb. Cholon’, or , sandy), the name of one or two places.
1. (Sept. , , etc.; Vulg. Holon, Olon.) A city in the mountains of Judah (Jos 15:51, where it is mentioned between Goshen and Giloh); assigned to the Levites (Jos 21:15, where it is mentioned between Eshtemoa and Debir); in the parallel passage (1Ch 6:58) it is written HILEN (Heb. Chiet’, ; Sept. , but transposes with Jether; Vulg. Helon). De Saulcy is inclined to identify it with the village Nuhhalin, on the hills (Dead Sea, 1, 453, 454) west of Bethlehem, or, according to Dr. Robinson (new ed. of Researches, 3, 284), at the bottom of wady el-Musurr, on its southern side; but this is not in the same group of towns with the others, which all lie in the south-west part of the mountain district (Keil, Comment. ad loc.). The position seems rather to correspond to that of Beit Amreh, a large ruined village on a hill near wady el-Khulil, northwest of Juttah, on the road to Hebron (Robinson, Researches, 2, 629 and note).
2. (Sept. ,Vulg. Helon.) A city of Moab (Jer 48:21). It was one of the towns of the Mishor, the level downs (A.V. plain country) east of Jordan, and is named with Jahazah, Dibon, and other known places; but no identification of it has yet taken place, nor does it appear in the parallel lists of Numbers 32 and Joshua 13. Smith. Perhaps it is the same as HORONAIM SEE HORONAIM (q.v.)
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Holon
1. A town in the mountains of Judah; allotted to the priests (Jos 15:51; Jos 21:15); HILEN in 1Ch 6:58.
2. A city of Moab, in “the plain country” or level downs (mishor) E. of Jordan.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Holon
HOLON.1. A city of Judah in the Hebron hills, given to the Levites (Jos 15:51; Jos 21:15). In the parallel passage 1Ch 6:58 it is called Hilen. The ruin Beil Ala, in the lower hills west of Hebron, would be a suitable site. 2. A city of Moab near Heshbon (Jer 48:21). Its site has not been recovered.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Holon
holon (, holon or , howlon):
(1) One of the towns in the hill country of Judah (Jos 15:51) assigned to the Levites Jos 21:15). In 1Ch 6:58 (Hebrew 43), it is HILEN (which see). The site may be the important ruins of Beit Alam (see PEF, III, 313, 321, Sh XXI).
(2) Probably once an important town in the plain, i.e. plateau, of Moab (Jer 48:21); the site is unknown.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Holon
[Ho’lon]
1. City of Moab in the low country, east of the Jordan. Jer 48:21. Not identified.
2. City in Judah. See HILEN.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Holon
Ho’lon. (sandy).
1. A town in the mountains of Judah. One of the first group, of which Debir was, apparently, the most considerable. Jos 15:51; Jos 21:15. See Hilen.
2. A city of Moab. Jer 48:21 only. No identification of it has yet taken place.