Lexical Definition

‎עַבְדוֹן‎ ʻAbdôwn (ab-dohn') Abdon ^N:N--L
from ‎עָבַד‎; servitude

Abdon. Compare ‎עֶבְרֹן‎.

• § Abdon = "servile"
• Abdon, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites

n pr m
1) a judge of Israel in the time of the judges; perhaps the same as 'Bedan'
2) a Benjamite, son of Shashak
3) a Gibeonite, son of Jehiel and a grandson of Gideon
4) son of Micah in the time of king Josiah of Judah; also 'Achbor'
n pr loc
5) a city in Asher allotted to the Gershonite Levites; located 10 miles (16 km) north of Accho; modern 'Abdeh'

Extended Information

• A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.12.13
• son of: Hillel (הִלֵּל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: עֶבְרֹן

‎עַבְדּוֺן‎ proper name I.

proper name, masculine 1. a judge Judg 12:13; Judg 12:15, ᵐ5 Αβδων, A ᵐ5^L Λαβδω(μ); (Ew compare ‎בְּדָן‎ 1Sam 12:11, but read ‎בָּרָק‎, see ‎בְּדָן‎ above).

2. a Benjamite 1Chr 8:23, ᵐ5 Αβαδων, A ᵐ5^L Αβδων.

3. son of Jehiel a Gibeonite 1Chr 8:30; 1Chr 9:36 ᵐ5 Αβαλων, Σαβαδων, A Αβδων, Σαβδων, ᵐ5^L Αβδων.

4. son of Micah 2Chr 34:20, ᵐ5 Αβδοδομ, A ᵐ5^L Αβδων (= ‎עַכְבּוֺר‎ 2Kgs 22:12). II. proper name, of a location Levitical city in Asher Josh 21:30; 1Chr 6:59*, ᵐ5 Δαββων, Αβαραν, A ᵐ5^L Αβδων (20 Manuscripts read ‎עַבְדֹּן‎ Josh 19:28 for ‎עֶבְרֹן‎), `Abde, Guérin^{Gal 2, 37} compare Buhl^{Geogr. 230}.

‎עוֺבָל‎, I. ‎עֵיבָל‎ proper name, of a people Arabian people, descended from Joktan according to Gen 10:28 (ᵐ5^L Γαιβαλ); = ‎עֵיבָל‎ 1Chr 1:22 (ᵐ5^L Ηβηλ). On location compare Glaser^{Skizze ii. 426}. I. ‎עֵיבָל‎ see ‎עוֺבָל‎ above

II. ‎עֵיבָל‎ proper name, masculine or of a people name in Edom, Gen 36:23 (ᵐ5 Γαιβηλ), = 1Chr 1:40 (ᵐ5 Γαιβηλ), A Γαοβηλ ᵐ5^L Ουβαλ); according to Glaser^{Skizze ii. 426 possibly} = foregoing (compare with name of (god) B¢l, Wkl^{Geschichte. Israel 120; Alttest. Unters. 117 f.}).

III. ‎עֵיבָל‎ proper name, of a mountain Ebal, the mountain of cursing, north of Shechem (Nabulus), and opposite Mt. Gerizim (mountain of blessing, south of Shechem), Deut 11:29, also Josh 8:30; Josh 8:33 (D); ᵐ5 Γαιβαλ (connection with above √ dubious; on ‎בל‎ = B¢l, compare Gray^{Prop. N. 124 n., and references}); — on Ebal see Rob^{BR ii. 275 ff.} GASm^{Geogr. Ch. vi.} Di^{Deut 11:29} Dr^ib. Bd^{Pal. (1898), 257}.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book	Refs
Genesis	10:28 · 36:23
Deuteronomy	11:29
Joshua	8:30 · 8:33 · 19:28 · 21:30
Judges	12:13 · 12:15
1 Samuel	12:11
2 Kings	22:12
1 Chronicles	1:22 · 1:40 · 6:59* · 8:23 · 8:30 · 9:36
2 Chronicles	34:20

Profile

Male • A Judge • A minor judge of Israel from Ephraim

Judge living before Israel's Monarchy

Abdon, the son of Hillel the Pirathonite, was a minor Judge of Israel who led for eight years.

• A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.12.13;
• only referred to as Abdon עַבְדוֹן;
• a son of Hillel הִלֵּל.

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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