Dictionaries :: Chesalon

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Chesalon:

strength; confidence, a place on the border of Judah, on the side of Mount Jearim (Jos 15:10); probably identified with the modern village of Kesla, on the western mountains of Judah.

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Chesalon:

kes'-a-lon (kecalon; Chaslon, Chasalon): One of the cities on the Northern boundary of Judah (Jos 15:10). In the 4th century it was a "very large village." It is now Kesla, 2,087 ft. above sea-level, a small village perched on a mountain ridge to the South of Wady el Humar. See Palestine Exploration Fund, III, 25, 26; Sh XVII.

Nave's Topical Bible

Chesalon: A Landmark

On the north boundary of the tribe of Judah,

Jos 15:10.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Chesalon:

(hopes) a place named as one of the landmarks on the west part of the north boundary of Judah (Joshua 15:10) probably Kesla, about six miles to the northeast of Ainshems, on the western mountains of Judah.