Abdon
Who he was
Abdon, the son of Hillel the Pirathonite, is mentioned in Judges 12:13–15 as a minor judge of Israel. He was from the tribe of Ephraim and succeeded Elon as a judge. Abdon judged Israel for eight years. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys, which was a sign of wealth and status in ancient Israel. Abdon died and was buried in Pirathon, located in the hill country of the Amalekites within the territory of Ephraim.
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Family
FatherHillel
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Every mention
2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Judges 2 mentions
Judges 12:13After him, Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.Judges 12:15Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
What the dictionary says
Servile.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Read the article →Sources
- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain