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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34186" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34186" /> == | ||
<p> A city of [[Asher]] given to the [[Levites]] of Gershom's family: | <p> A city of [[Asher]] given to the [[Levites]] of Gershom's family: Joshua 21:30; 1 Chronicles 6:74. [[Hebron]] is substituted for it in Joshua 19:28. Many manuscripts there read "Abdon"; the [[Hebrew]] letters '''''Resh''''' ( '''''ר''''' ) and '''''Daleth''''' ( '''''ד''''' ) are very similar, and therefore often interchanged. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_465" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_465" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> ''''' ab´don ''''' ( עבדּון , <i> ''''' 'abhdōn ''''' </i> , perhaps "service"): One of the four [[Levitical]] cities in the tribe of Asher ( Joshua 21:30; 1 Chronicles 6:74 ). Probably the same with [[Ebron]] (in the King James Version "Hebron") in Joshua 19:28 , where some copies have the reading Abdon. Now called Abdeh, a few miles from the [[Mediterranean]] and about fifteen miles south of Tyre. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:45, 16 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
A city of Asher given to the Levites of Gershom's family: Joshua 21:30; 1 Chronicles 6:74. Hebron is substituted for it in Joshua 19:28. Many manuscripts there read "Abdon"; the Hebrew letters Resh ( ר ) and Daleth ( ד ) are very similar, and therefore often interchanged.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
ab´don ( עבדּון , 'abhdōn , perhaps "service"): One of the four Levitical cities in the tribe of Asher ( Joshua 21:30; 1 Chronicles 6:74 ). Probably the same with Ebron (in the King James Version "Hebron") in Joshua 19:28 , where some copies have the reading Abdon. Now called Abdeh, a few miles from the Mediterranean and about fifteen miles south of Tyre.
