| − | '''Ibzan''' ([[Hebrew]] '''אִבְצָ֖ן''', splendid) (fl. 1146-1139 BC)<ref name=Jones>Jones, Floyd N., ''The Chronology of the Old Testament'', Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2004, p. 279</ref> was the eleventh [[Judge (biblical)|Judge]] of [[Israel]]. He lived in [[Bethlehem]], a city of [[Judah (tribe)|Judah]]. The [[Bible]] says that he had thirty sons and thirty daughters, and that he had his daughters marry outside the family and had his sons marry thirty women from outside the family.<ref name=Konig>Konig G, "[http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/p259.htm Ibzan]," AboutBibleProphecy.com, 2001. Accessed December 20, 2008.</ref> | + | '''Ibzan''' ([[Hebrew]] '''אִבְצָ֖ן''', splendid) ([[floruit|fl.]] 1146-1139 BC)<ref name=Jones>Jones, Floyd N., ''The Chronology of the Old Testament'', Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2004, p. 279</ref> was the eleventh [[Judge (biblical)|Judge]] of [[Israel]]. He lived in [[Bethlehem]], a city of [[Judah (tribe)|Judah]]. The [[Bible]] says that he had thirty sons and thirty daughters, and that he had his daughters marry outside the family and had his sons marry thirty women from outside the family.<ref name=Konig>Konig G, "[http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/p259.htm Ibzan]," AboutBibleProphecy.com, 2001. Accessed December 20, 2008.</ref> |
| | His career lasted seven years, and then he died. ({{Bible ref|book=Judges|chap=12|verses=8-10}}) Sadly, the [[Philistines]] took total dominion over Israel two years before his death. | | His career lasted seven years, and then he died. ({{Bible ref|book=Judges|chap=12|verses=8-10}}) Sadly, the [[Philistines]] took total dominion over Israel two years before his death. |