Topic
Abidan
5 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Numbers 1:11Easton · Smith · ISBE
Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.
- Numbers 2:22Easton · Smith · ISBE
Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
- Numbers 7:60Smith · ISBE
¶ On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered:
- Numbers 7:65Smith · ISBE
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
- Numbers 10:24Smith · ISBE
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 5 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 5 references
a-bi'-dan ('abhidhan, "father is judge"): Abidan, son of Gideoni, was a "prince" of the children of Benjamin (Nu 2:22; 10:24). He was chosen to represent his tribe at the census in the wilderness of Sinai (Nu 1:11). When, on the erection, anointing and sanctification of the Tabernacle, the heads of Israel offered, Abidan offered on the ninth day (Nu 7:60,65).
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.