Chesalon
כְּסָלוֹן/KESS-uh-lon/
“Place of confidence or hope”
Summary
A place on the western portion of Judah's northern boundary, identified with the modern village of Kesla west of Jerusalem.
☩Location
Chesalon was one of the landmarks on the western part of the north boundary of Judah, situated on the shoulder of Mount Jearim (the 'Mount of Forests'). It was the next landmark to Bethshemesh in the boundary description. In the fourth century it was described as 'a very large village' near Jerusalem. It is now identified with Kesla, a small village perched on a mountain ridge about eight miles west of Jerusalem, at an elevation of 2,087 feet above sea level.
Key verses:Joshua 15:10
Related Verses1 mention
Joshua· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Chesalon," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Chesalon," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Chesalon," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).