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Abdon

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: A By: George A. Morrish

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1. The tenth judge of Israel: he succeeded Elon, and ruled eight years (Judg. 12:13, 15¹³And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. (Judges 12:13)
¹⁵And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. (Judges 12:15)).

2. Son of Shashak. (1 Chron. 8:23²³And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, (1 Chronicles 8:23)).

3. Son of Jehiel, of Gibeon (1 Chron. 8:30³⁰And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, (1 Chronicles 8:30); 1 Chron. 9:35-36³⁵And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah: ³⁶And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, (1 Chronicles 9:35‑36)).

4. Son of Micha (2 Chron. 34:20²⁰And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying, (2 Chronicles 34:20)): the same as ACHBOR.

5. City in the tribe of Asher, one of the four given to the Gershonites (Josh. 21:30³⁰And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, (Joshua 21:30); 1 Chron. 6:74⁷⁴And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs, (1 Chronicles 6:74)). Probably the same as Hebron in the list of the cities of Asher in Joshua 19:28²⁸And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon; (Joshua 19:28). According to Gesenius, Abdon is read here in twenty Hebrew manuscripts instead of Hebron, though most of the ancient versions favor Hebron. This is not the well-known Hebron which is in Judah’s lot. Abdon is identified with Abdeh, 33° 3' N, 35° 9' E.

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