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| Judge of Israel | |
| Born | Unknown Pirathon, Tribe of Ephraim, Ancient Israel |
| Died | Unknown Pirathon, Tribe of Ephraim, Ancient Israel |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Feast | 1 September |
| Judges in the Hebrew Bible שופטים |
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| Italics indicate individuals not explicitly described as judges |
| Book of Exodus |
| Book of Joshua |
| Book of Judges |
| First Book of Samuel |
Abdon (Hebrew: עַבְדּוֹן ‘Aḇdōn, "servile" or "service"), was the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, and was the eleventh Judge of Israel mentioned in the Book of Judges (Judges 12:13–15). He was a member of the tribe of Ephraim, and in the biblical account was credited with having forty sons and thirty grandsons. He restored order in the central area of Israel "after the disastrous feud with Jephtha and the Gileadites".[1] He judged Israel for eight years. He was buried on Ephraimite land, in Pirathon, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.
Veneration
Abdon is venerated in Catholic Church as a saint. His feast day is 1 September.[2]
See also
References
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Abdon". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
- ^ Zeno. "Lexikoneintrag zu »Abdon (2)«. Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon, Band 1. Augsburg 1858, ..." www.zeno.org (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-13.
External links
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Book of Judges article (Jewish Encyclopedia)
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