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ʿavdōn עַבְדּוֹן ‘Abdon’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿāvad עָבַד ‘to serve’
Roots: עבד

ʿavdōn pr n m pers + pr n loc
Abdon = "servile"
n pr m
1) a judge of Israel in the time of the judges; perhaps the same as 'Bedan'
2) a Benjamite, son of Shashak
3) a Gibeonite, son of Jehiel and a grandson of Gideon
4) son of Micah in the time of king Josiah of Judah; also 'Achbor'
n pr loc
5) a city in Asher allotted to the Gershonite Levites; located 10 miles (16 km) north of Accho; modern 'Abdeh'

Mentioned in Joshua 21:30 Judges 12:13, 12:15 1 Chronicles 6:59, 8:30, 9:36, 8:23 2 Chronicles 34:20

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