Judges 12:13

13 After him, Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.

Judges 12:13 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 12:13

And after him Abdon the son of Hillell, a Pirathonite, judged
Israel.
] So called from Pirathon, where he was born, and which was in the tribe of Ephraim, as appears from ( Judges 12:15 ) .

Judges 12:13 In-Context

11 After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel. He judged Israel ten years.
12 Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 After him, Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.
14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel eight years.
15 Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim in the Amalekite hill country.
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