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Eglon

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Eglon (ĕg`lŏn), in the Bible.

1 King of Moab. He was murdered by Ehud, who became judge of Israel.

2 City, ancient Palestine, near Lachish. It was one of the cities allied against Joshua, who destroyed it after the battle of Ajalon. It was excavated in 1890 by W. M. F. Petrie Petrie, Sir William Matthew Flinders (pē`trē), 1853–1942, English archaeologist, a noted Egyptologist.
..... Click the link for more information. , who there devised a system of pottery dating used in biblical archaeology 2)) to date pottery is of the greatest importance for the archaeology of Palestine, where spectacular monuments and written material are rarely found. Other important excavations in Palestine were undertaken at Jericho by John Garstang and others, as well as at Megiddo , Samaria ,
..... Click the link for more information. . Eglon is the present-day Tel Hasi, Israel.

Eglon
obese Moabite king; sword engulfed by adiposity. [O.T.: Judges 3:17–22]
See : Fatness


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