Judges in the Bible
In the Book of Joshua: Joshua In the Book of Judges: Othniel • Ehud • Shamgar • Deborah • Barak† • Gideon • Abimelech† • Tola • Jair •Jephthah • Ibzan • Elon • Abdon • Samson In First Samuel: Eli • Samuel †Not explicitly described as a judge This box: view • talk • edit

Abdon (Hebrew עַבְדּוֹן, "servile" or "service"), was the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, and was the tenth Judge of Israel mentioned in the Book of Judges. (Judg. 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 judged Israel for eight years. He was buried on Ephraimite land, in Pirathon, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.

[edit] See also

• Biblical judges
• Book of Judges

Preceded by Elon

Judge of Israel

Succeeded by Samson

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