Bible Dictionary
Camon
Camon was the place where Jair the judge was buried. It is traditionally associated with a location in Gilead, though another identification in the region of Carmel has also been proposed.
Definition
Camon was the place where Jair the judge was buried. The name has been understood in relation to stalks or grain and is also represented as Kamon.
Biblical Usage
Camon is mentioned in the account of Jair’s death and burial.
Historical Background
It was commonly supposed to have been a town of Gilead east of the Jordan. Another proposal identifies it with Tell-el-Kaimun on the southern slopes of Carmel, near the site associated with Jokneam.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Full of stalks, a place (Judg. 10:5) where Jair was buried. It has usually been supposed to have been a city of Gilead, on the east of Jordan. It is probably, however, the modern Tell-el-Kaimun, on the southern slopes of Carmel, the Jokneam of Carmel (Josh. 12:22; 1 Kings 4:12), since it is not at all unlikely that after he became judge, Jair might find it more convenient to live on the west side of Jordan; and that he was buried where he had lived.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(full of grain), the place in which Jair the judge was buried. (Judges 10:5)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ka'-mon (qamon, "standing-place," Jud 10:5 the King James Version).</p><p>See KAMON.</p>