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Abdon
A judge whose forty sons and thirty grandsons rode seventy donkeys.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 1
Tribe & people
BibleOf the tribe of Ephraim.
Judges 12:14
Name & titles
ScholarlyThe name Abdon derives from the Hebrew root ʿ-b-d, 'to serve,' and is generally understood to mean 'servile' or 'little servant.' It belongs to a well-attested West Semitic naming pattern built on servitude to a deity or king (as in Obadiah, 'servant of Yah').
Onomastic analysis of Hebrew עַבְדּוֹן (ʿAbdon), root ʿābad; no inscription or non-biblical writer names the minor judge Abdon son of Hillel.