Abdon Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Ab'don.
(servile). 1. A judge of Israel, Jdg 12:13; Jdg 12:15 perhaps the same person as Bedan, in 1Sa 12:11. (B.C. 1233-1225). 2. Son of Shashak. 1Ch 8:23. 3. First-born son of Jehiel, son of Gideon. 1Ch 8:30; 1Ch 9:35-36. 4. Son of Micah, a contemporary of Josiah, 2Ch 34:20, called Achbor in 2Ki 22:12. (B.C. 628). 5. A city in the tribe if Asher, given to the Gershonites, Jos 21:30; 1Ch 6:74, the modern Abdeh, 10 miles northeast of Accho.
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Taken from: Smith's Bible Dictionary by Dr. William Smith (1884) |