Dictionaries :: Ibzan

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ibzan:

illustrious, the tenth judge of Israel (Jdg 12:8-10). He ruled seven years.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ibzan:

father of a target; father of coldness

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Ibzan:

ib'-zan (ibhtsan): The 10th judge of Israel. His city is given as Bethlehem (whether of Judah or Zebulun is not stated). He judged Israel 7 years, and when he died he was buried in his native place. The only personal details given about him in the Biblical narrative are that he had 30 sons and a like number of daughters. He sent all of his sons "abroad" for wives and brought husbands from "abroad" for all his daughters. The exact meaning of ha-chuts, "abroad," is mere matter of speculation, but the great social importance of the man and, possibly, alliances among tribes, are suggested in the brief narrative (Jud 12:8-10). Jewish tradition identifies Ibzan with Boaz of Bethlehem-Judah (Talmud, Babha', Bathra', 91a).

Written by Ella Davis Isaacs

Nave's Topical Bible

Ibzan: A Bethlehemite

And a judge (hero) of Israel,

Jdg 12:8-10.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ibzan:

(illustrious) a native of Bethlehem of Zebulun, who judged Israel for seven years after Jephthah (Judges 12:8; 12:10). (B.C. 1137)