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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 (Judges 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.
Abdon “judged” Israel eight years, prob. from Pirathon in the hill country of Ephraim. His “forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy asses” prob. signify the wealth and prominence of his family. Abdon was buried in Pirathon ( Judg 12:13-15 ).
3 days ago · The eastern third of the parish, Abdon common, falls steeply from 505 m. on the east, below the prehistoric rampart of Abdon Burf, to c. 325 m. above Abdon village. The land then falls more gradually to 180 m. at the parish's western tip.
Abdon, the Pirathonite (a native or inhabitant of Pirathon), was the 11th judge of Israel (1065-1058 B.C.), mentioned in the Book of Judges (Judges 12:13–15) in the Holy Bible. He was the son of Hillel and was a member of the tribe of Ephraim.
Abdon is a remote rural hamlet on the slopes of the Brown Clee Hill. The population currently stands at approx. 28 dwellings. The hamlet includes a parish church (St Margaret's), a village hall and the remains of a deserted medieval village.
Feb 24, 2023 · Abdon in The Bible: The Man with 40 Sons & 30 Grandsons. Now after him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel for eight years.
ab'-don (`abhdon, perhaps "service"; Abdon): (1) A judge of Israel for eight years ( Judges 12:13-15 ). The account says that he was the son of Hillel the Pirathonite, and that he was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim.
