o. Elon (12:11, 12)
o. Elon (12:11, 12)
If the identification of Beth-lehem (8) is correct, then both Ibzan and Elon were from the tribe of Zebulun. No supplementary information concerning Elon is given beyond the name of his tribe, the length of his period of office and his burial place, Aijalon in the country of Zebulun, thus distinguishing it from the better-known Aijalon in Danite territory. Aijalon in Zebulun is usually located in the vicinity of Rimmon, but as the form of the word is exactly the same as Elon in the unpointed Hebrew text the name of the judge and the place of his burial may be identical, as in the LXX.