Abdon (biblical Figure)
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Abdon ("servile") may refer to the following places or people:


Places

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Abdon (biblical place) Abdon ("servile") may refer to the following places or people: Places *Abdon (biblical place), a Levitical city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible *Abdon, Shropshire, a village in Shropshire, England Biblical figures *Abdon (Judges), the son of Hi ...
, a Levitical city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible *
Abdon, Shropshire Abdon is an upland village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Abdon and Heath, in Shropshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 199. It is in the Clee Hills. History The name Abdon derives from 'Ab(b)a's estate' (Old ...
, a village in Shropshire, England


Biblical figures

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Abdon (Judges) 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 (). He was a member of the tribe of Ephraim, and in the bibli ...
, the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the twelfth judge of Israel; also probably Bedan *The son of Micah, one of those whom Josiah sent to the prophetess Huldah; also known as
Achbor Achbor ( ''ʿAḵbōr'') is a name that means "gnawing" and is, by extension, used as the word for "mouse". There are at least two persons by this name in the Hebrew Bible. Achbor of Edom In the King Lists in the books of Genesis and 1 Chronicle ...
* Abdon (biblical figure), several minor biblical figures


People

*One of two saints and martyrs,
Abdon and Sennen Abdon and Sennen, variously written in early calendars and martyrologies Abdo, Abdus, and Sennes, Sennis, Zennen, are recognized by the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church as Christian martyrs, with a feast day on 30 July."Martyrologium ...
, killed on the same day *
Abdon Ignatius Perera Abdon Ignatius Perera JP, CBE (30 July 1888 - 5 December 1955) was the first Ceylonese Postmaster General and Director of Telecommunications, serving in the position from 1947 to 1951. Abdon Ignatius Perera was born 30 July 1888 in Colombo to D ...
(1888-1955), first indigenous Postmaster General of Sri Lanka *
Abdón Porte Abdón Porte (1893 – 5 March 1918) was a Uruguayan Association football, footballer who played as defensive midfielder. Nicknamed ''El Indio'' he won many titles with his club Club Nacional de Football, Nacional, and also a Copa América with ...
(1880–1918), Uruguayan footballer * Abdón Prats (born 1992), Spanish footballer * Abdón Reyes (born 1981), Bolivian football midfielder * Abdón Saavedra (1872–1942), Vice President of Bolivia from 1926 to 1930 * Abdon Sgarbi (1903–1929), Italian footballer {{disambiguation, given name