Eglon (Hebrew: עֶגְלוֹן) was a Canaanite city-state mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. According to the Book of Joshua, Debir, king of Eglon, joined a confederation against Gibeon when that city made peace with Israel. The five kings involved were slain and Eglon was later conquered and its inhabitants condemned to destruction. It was thereafter included in the territory of the Tribe of Judah, although it is not mentioned outside of the Book of Joshua.[1]
According to Avraham Faust, most scholars identify the location of Eglon with the site of Tel 'Eton.[2]
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- ^ Faust, Avraham (2017). "Tel 'Eton Excavations and the History of the Shephelah during the Iron Age". In Greenspahn, Frederick E.; Rendsburg, Gary A. (eds.). Le-maʿan Ziony: Essays in Honor of Ziony Zevit. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-4982-0691-4.