Dictionaries :: Bedan

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Bedan:

one of the judges of Israel (1Sa 12:11). It is uncertain who he was. Some suppose that Barak is meant, others Samson, but most probably this is a contracted form of Abdon (Jdg 12:13).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Bedan:

according to judgment

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Bedan:

be'-dan (bedhan, "son of judgment" (?)):

(1) One of the leaders in Israel who with Jerubbaal, Jephthah and Samuel is mentioned as a deliverer of the nation (1Sa 12:11). The text is questioned because the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic read "Barak" instead.

(2) A son of Ulam of the house of Manasseh (1Ch 7:17).

Nave's Topical Bible

Bedan: 1. One of the Deliverers of Israel

1Sa 12:11,

possibly identical with Abdon.

Bedan: 2. Son of Ullam

1Ch 7:17

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bedan:

(son of judgement).

(1.) Mentioned in 1 Samuel 12:11 as a judge of Israel between Jerubbaal (Gideon) and Jephthah. The Chaldee Paraphrase reads Samson for Bedan; the LXX., Syriac, and Arabic all have Barak. Ewald suggests that it may be a false reading for Abdon. (B.C. about 1150)

(2.) The son of Gilead (1 Chronicles 7:17).