Person · one of several with this name
Abdon
Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Judges 12:13. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
All 2 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Judges
- Judges 12:13
After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.
- Judges 12:15
Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
Events
Events the dataset lists Abdon as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.
- c. 1129 BCJudgeship of Abdon
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
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.