Eglon, Canaan


According to the Book of Joshua, Eglon was a Canaanite city, whose king Debir joined a confederacy 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. According to K. Van Bekkum, the location of Eglon is unknown, but the most plausible candidate is Tel Eiton.

Tel 'Eton

Tel 'Eton, regarded as the probable site of Biblical Eglon, is an active archaeological excavation conducted by Avraham Faust of Bar Ilan University.