| Abdon Fausset's Bible Dictionary
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| 1. The tenth
judge of Israel (Jdg 12:13;
Jdg 12:15),
probably the same as Bedan, 1Sa
12:11; for the Phoenicians often omitted the
'Ayin
( ע
). Son of Hillel, of the tribe of Ephraim. He succeeded Elon, and judged
Israel eight years. His rule was a peaceful one, since no oppression of
Israel during his time is mentioned. The record that he had 40 sons and
30 nephews (or rather grandsons) who rode on young donkeys, implies
their high dignity and consequence: compare
Jdg 5:9. He died in
1112 B.C. Of him Josephus (Ant. 5:7, 15) writes: "He alone is recorded
to have been happy in his children; for the public affairs were so
peaceable and secure that he had no occasion to perform glorious
actions." A prophetical type of Israel's and the world's coming
millennial blessedness (Isa
1:26-27). Pirathon, the city to which he belonged,
is identified by Robinson with the modern Fer'ata, six miles W. of
Shechem or Nablous (Bibl. Res., 3). 2. 1Ch 8:30, akin to Saul's forefathers, 1Ch 9:35-363. 1Ch 8:23.4. 2Ch 34:20; called Achbor 2Ki 22:12.
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| Taken from: Fausset's Bible Dictionary by Andrew Robert Fausset (1821-1910) | |