Topic
Bedan
3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Samuel 12:11Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. One of the deliverers of Israel, possibly identical with Abdon
And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
- 1 Chronicles 7:17Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Ullam
And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
- Judges 12:13Easton
¶ And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
One of the judges of Israel (1 Sam. 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 (Judg. 12:13).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
- 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.)
- The son of Gilead. (1 Chronicles 7:17)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
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).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.