Place · City
Abdon
Also known as Ebron
Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in Joshua 21:30.
In the Bible
All 2 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Joshua
- Joshua 21:30
From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 6:74
From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal, Abdon,
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
One of the “sons” of Shashak (1 Chr. 8:23).
This is the name also of a Levitical town of the Gershonites, in the tribe of Asher (Josh. 21:30; 1 Chr. 6:74). The ruins of Abdeh, some 8 miles north-east of Accho, probably mark its site.