Dictionaries :: Abdon

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Abdon:

servile.

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

(2.) The first-born of Gibeon of the tribe of Benjamin (1Ch 8:30; 1Ch 9:36).

(3.) The son of Micah, one of those whom Josiah sent to the prophetess Huldah to ascertain from her the meaning of the recently discovered book of the law (2Ch 34:20). He is called Achbor in 2Ki 22:12.

(4.) One of the "sons" of Shashak (1Ch 8:23).

This is the name also of a Levitical town of the Gershonites, in the tribe of Asher (Jos 21:30; 1Ch 6:74). The ruins of Abdeh, some 8 miles north-east of Accho, probably mark its site.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Abdon:

servant; cloud of judgment

Nave's Topical Bible

Abdon: 1. A Judge of Israel, in the Time of the Judges

Jdg 12:13-15

Abdon: 2. A Levitical City

Jos 21:30; 1Ch 6:74

Abdon: 3. A Benjamite Chief

1Ch 8:23

Abdon: 4. Son of Gibeon

1Ch 8:30; 9:36

Abdon: 5. Son of Micah

2Ch 34:20

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Abdon:

(servile).

(1.) A judge of Israel (Judges 12:13; 12:15) perhaps the same person as Bedan in 1 Samuel 12:11 (B.C. 1233‐1225)

(2.) Son of Shashak (1 Chronicles 8:23).

(3.) First‐born son of Jehiel, son of Gideon (1 Chronicles 8:30; 9:35-36).

(4.) Son of Micah, a contemporary of Josiah (2 Chronicles 34:20) called Achbor in 2 Kings 22:12 (B.C. 628)

(5.) A city in the tribe of Asher, given to the Gershonites (Joshua 21:30; 1 Chronicles 6:74) the modern Abdeh, 10 miles northeast of Accho.