| Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia HOLON ho'-lon (cholon or chowlon):
(1) One of the towns in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:51) assigned to the Levites 21:15). In 1 Chronicles 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 (Jeremiah 48:21); the site is unknown. | Multi-Version Concordance Holon (3 Occurrences) Joshua 15:51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Joshua 21:15 Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Jeremiah 48:21 Judgment is come on the plain country, on Holon, and on Jahzah, and on Mephaath, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) |