Ebron (Hastings' Dictionary)

A town in the territory assigned to Aeher (Jos 19" RV ; wrongly written Hebron in AV, as if from f"ari, the name of the famous J udaan city). It is lust possible that we should read 'Ebdon, for "Ebron, the latter form having arisen from the substitution, not uncommon, of t for i. It is noteworthy that this name, 'Ebron, occurs but once, while in the other name-lists for Aaher (Jos 21"^, 1 Ch 6") we have an 'Ebdon or 'Abdon, which is absent here.

This supposition has the ■npport of twenty MSS (Gesenius). It is, how- ever, in conflict with the ancient versions, all of which give ' Ebron, with the single exception of B, which unaccountably has 'E\pu>y. From the order in which the towns are mentioned, we should seek for E. somewhere north of Cabrtl, and south of Rehob, Hammon, and J^anah. No certain identi- fication has yet been made : in position the ruin of 'Abdeh answers well enougli the condition indicated.

Twelve miles north of Cabfll, about 10 miles N.N.E. of Acre, and 3 miles ea.st of Achzib, — the modem Ez-Zib, — it occupies a slight eminence on the northern edge of the Plain of Acre, the mountains rising like grim giianlians behind. If we accept the identification of 'Ebron with 'Abdon, this seems to be the most probable site. W. EwiKQ.