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Abdon

A judge, before Israel's Monarchy · named in 2 verses

the name means servitude Strong's Lexicon

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

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Servile. (1.) The son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the tenth judge of Israel (Judg. 12:13-15). He is probably the Bedan of 1 Sam. 12:11.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Hillel

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Judges 12:13.

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