Abdon (
Hebrew
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: עַבְדּוֹן ''‘Aḇdōn'', "
servile" or "service") was the son of
Hillel, a Pirathonite, and was the eleventh Judge of
Israel
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mentioned in the
Book of Judges
The Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. In the narrative of the Hebrew Bible, it covers the time between the conquest described in the Book of Joshua and the establishment of a kingdom in the ...
(). He was a member of the
tribe of Ephraim
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim (, ''ʾEp̄rayim,'' in Pausa, pausa: , ''ʾEp̄rāyim'') was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Manasseh, together with Ephraim, formed the Tribe of Joseph. It is one of the Ten L ...
, 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".
He judged Israel for eight years. He was buried on Ephraimite land, in
Pirathon, in the hill-country of the
Amalekites
Amalek (; ) is described in the Hebrew Bible as the enemy of the nation of the Israelites. The name "Amalek" can refer to the descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esau, or anyone who lived in their territories in Canaan, or North African descend ...
.
Veneration
Abdon is venerated in Catholic Church as a saint. His feast day is 1 September.
See also
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Biblical judges
The judges (sing. , pl. ) whose stories are recounted in the Hebrew Bible, primarily in the Book of Judges, were individuals who served as military leaders of the tribes of Israel in times of crisis, in the period before the monarchy was estab ...
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Book of Judges
The Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. In the narrative of the Hebrew Bible, it covers the time between the conquest described in the Book of Joshua and the establishment of a kingdom in the ...
References
External links
International Standard Bible EncyclopediaBook of Judges article(Jewish Encyclopedia)
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Hebrew Bible judges
12th-century BCE Hebrew people
Christian saints from the Old Testament
Jewish Roman Catholic saints
Christian saints in unknown century