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| − | & | + | '''Abdon''' ([[Hebrew]] '''עַבְדֹּ֥ון''', servitude (fl. 1129–1121 BC)<ref name=Jones>Jones, Floyd N., ''The Chronology of the Old Testament'', Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2004, p. 279</ref> was the thirteenth [[Judge (biblical)|Judge]] of [[Israel]]. He was an [[Ephraim (tribe)|Ephraimite]] and was evidently very wealthy. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, and each man owned a [[donkey]]. ({{Bible ref|book=Judges|chap=12|verses=13-15}}). |
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| + | His career lasted for eight years, and then he died. One year before he died, the [[ark of the covenant]] was captured in battle by [[Philistines]]. | ||
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| + | * [[Israel]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:43, September 13, 2011
Abdon (Hebrew עַבְדֹּ֥ון, servitude (fl. 1129–1121 BC)[1] was the thirteenth Judge of Israel. He was an Ephraimite and was evidently very wealthy. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, and each man owned a donkey. (Judges 12:13-15 ).
His career lasted for eight years, and then he died. One year before he died, the ark of the covenant was captured in battle by Philistines.
References
- ↑ Jones, Floyd N., The Chronology of the Old Testament, Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2004, p. 279
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