Son of Abiel (or 'Jeiel') from Gibeon
Abdon
Named in 2 verses of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 8:30.
עַבְדּוֹןAbdon
The name means “servant; cloud of judgment.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Abdon Written by AI
Abdon is mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles 8:30 and 1 Chronicles 9:36. He was the son of Abiel (or 'Jeiel'), who is described as the "father of Gibeon," suggesting that he was the founder or a prominent figure in the Israelite community in Gibeon. Abdon is listed as a brother of Ner, who was the grandfather of King Saul. This places Abdon within the extended family of Saul, although his exact relationship to the king is not specified.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Abdon, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Servile. (1.) The son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the tenth judge of Israel (Judg. 12:13-15). He is probably the Bedan of 1 Sam. 12:11.
(2.) The first-born of Gibeon of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:30; 9:36).
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(3.) The son of Micah, one of those whom Josiah sent to the prophetess Huldah to ascertain from her the meaning of the recently discovered book of the law (2 Chr. 34:20). He is called Achbor in 2 Kings 22:12.
(4.) One of the “sons” of Shashak (1 Chr. 8:23).
This is the name also of a Levitical town of the Gershonites, in the tribe of Asher (Josh. 21:30; 1 Chr. 6:74). The ruins of Abdeh, some 8 miles north-east of Accho, probably mark its site.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- 1 Chronicles 8:30
and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
- 1 Chronicles 9:36
Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.