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Ijon

also known as: Iyyon

Hebrew: עיּוֹן

Meaning: a ruin

This is the name of an ancient city of Naphtali, captured by Ben-hadad of Syria at the instance of Asa (1 Kings 15:20), and afterwards by Tiglath-pileser of Assyria (2 Kings 15:29) in the reign of Pekah; now el-Khiam. The city is also mentioned in 2 Chronicles 16:4.

The modern city of Metula in northern Israel is located nearby the site of ancient Ijon.