Difference between revisions of "Ibzan"

<p> <strong> [[Ibzan]] </strong> . One of the minor judges, following Jephthah (&nbsp; Judges 12:8-10 ). He came from Bethlehem, probably the Bethlehem in [[Zebulun]] (&nbsp; Joshua 19:15 ), 7 miles N.W. of Nazareth. He had 30 sons and 30 daughters an evidence of his social importance and arranged their marriages. He judged Israel 7 years, and was buried at Bethlehem. According to [[Jewish]] tradition, Ibzan was the same as Boaz. </p>

<p> '''Ib'zan.''' ''(Illustrious).'' A native of Bethlehem of Zebulun, who judged Israel for seven years after Jephthah. &nbsp;Judges 12:8; &nbsp;Judges 12:10. (B.C. 1137). </p>

<p> A man of Bethlehem, perhaps the city in Zebulon, and if so, he was judge of Israel in the N.E. of the land. He ruled seven years, and had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He was succeeded by [[Elon]] a Zebulonite. &nbsp;Judges 12:8,10,11 . </p>

<p> The tenth "judge of Israel," born in Bethlehem. He held office seven years, and was noted for his large and prosperous family, B. C. 1182, &nbsp;Judges 12:8 . </p>

<p> (Heb. Ibtsan', אַבְצָן, from אָבִוֹ, to ''Shine,'' hence ''Illustrious;'' but accord. to Gesen. perh. ''Of Tin,'' or ''Grievous,'' from the Chald.; Sept. Ε᾿βεσάν v.r. Ἀβαισσάν; Joseph. Ἀψάνης, Ant. 5, 7, 13), the tenth "judge of Israel" (&nbsp;Judges 12:8-10). He was of Bethlehem probably the Bethlehem of Zebulun (so Michaelis and Hezel), and not of Judah (as [[Josephus]] says). He governed seven years, B.C. 1249-1243. The prosperity of Ibzan is marked by the great number of his children (thirty sons and thirty daughters), and his wealth by their marriages-for they were all married. Some have held, with little probability, that Ibzan was the same with Boaz.-Kitto. </p>