Abdon Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Abdon, a town allotted to the Levites within the tribal territory of Asher.
Abdon
PlaceA Levitical city in the territory of Asher.
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Abdon
servant; cloud of judgment
- en Ebron · Also called
- en Hebron · Also called
- he עַבְדּוֹן · H5658G
- he עֶבְרֹן · H5683
- bg Авдон
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Abdon Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Abdon, also called Ebron, was a town allotted to the Levites within the tribal territory of Asher (Joshua 21:30, 1Ch.6.74). It was one of four cities given to the Gershonite Levites from the tribe of Asher (Joshua 21:27-31, 1Ch.6.71-74). The parallel texts in Joshua and 1 Chronicles have different spellings of the name, Abdon versus Ebron, but clearly refer to the same town. Joshua 19:28 mentions Ebron in a list of towns within Asher's inheritance, confirming its location. No other details are given about Abdon in the Bible. Its exact location is uncertain, but it was presumably near the other Levitical cities of Asher: Mashal, Hukkok and Rehob.
Abdon 4 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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.
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