Abdon (biblical figures)

Abdon (Hebrew: עַבְדּוֹן, lit. 'servile', from לַעֲבוֹד, la'avōd, 'to serve') is the name of four biblical individuals. It is a diminutive form of the name Ebed (עֶבֶד, 'slave').[1]

  1. An Abdon in the book of Judges.
  2. The first-born of Gibeon of the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned only in passing in genealogies (1 Chronicles 8:30 and 9:36).[2]
  3. Abdon, son of Micah. King Josiah sent him, among others, to the prophetess Huldah to discern the meaning of the recently rediscovered book of the law (2 Chronicles 34:20).[3] He is referred to as Achbor (עַכְבּוֹר, ʿAḵbōr, 'mouse') in 2 Kings 22:12 as the son of Michaiah.[4]
  4. Abdon, son of Shashak—mentioned in a genealogy (1 Chronicles 8:23).[5]

In addition to its use as a personal name, the proper name "Abdon" is used for a Levitical city mentioned in Joshua 21:30 and 1 Chronicles 6:59.[6][7][1]

References

  1. 1 2 Cheyne and Black (1899), Encyclopaedia Biblica, second entry titled "Abdon."
  2. ↑ 1 Chronicles 8:30, 9:36
  3. ↑ 2 Chronicles 34:20
  4. ↑ 2 Kings 22:12
  5. ↑ 1 Chronicles 8:23
  6. ↑ Joshua 21:30
  7. ↑ 1 Chronicles 6:59
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