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Elon

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Judges 12:11. 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 12:11
After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years.
Judges 12:12
Then Elon the Zebulunite died, and he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

Events

Events the dataset lists Elon as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

c. 1139 BC
Judgeship of ElonJudges 12:11–12 · at Canaan

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 eleventh of the Hebrew judges. He held office for ten years (Judg. 12:11, 12). He is called the Zebulonite.