Abidan

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Abi'dan. (Father Of The Judge). Chief of the tribe of Benjamin at the time of the Exodus. (B.C. 1491).  Numbers 1:11;  Numbers 2:22;  Numbers 7:60;  Numbers 7:65;  Numbers 10:24.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Abidan (‘father is judge’). Representative of the tribe of Benjamin at the census and on certain other occasions,   Numbers 1:11;   Numbers 2:22;   Numbers 7:60;   Numbers 7:65;   Numbers 10:24 .

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Son of Gideoni: head of a house of the tribe of Benjamin at the Exodus.  Numbers 1:11;  Numbers 2:22;  Numbers 7:60,65;  Numbers 10:24 .

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

 Numbers 1:11;  Numbers 2:22;  Numbers 7:60;  Numbers 7:65;  Numbers 10:24.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Numbers 1:11 Numbers 2:22 Numbers 7:60 7:65 Numbers 10:24

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Numbers 1:11 2:22

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

a - bı̄´dan ( אבידן , 'ăbhı̄dhān , "father is judge"): Abidan, son of Gideoni, was a "prince" of the children of Benjamin ( Numbers 2:22;  Numbers 10:24 ). He was chosen to represent his tribe at the census in the wilderness of Sinai ( Numbers 1:11 ). When, on the erection, anointing and sanctification of the Tabernacle, the heads of Israel offered, Abidan offered on the ninth day ( Numbers 7:60 ,  Numbers 7:65 ).

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Abidan', ) אֲבַידָן , Father Of Judgment, i.e. Judge; Sept. ‘Αβιδάν ), the son of Gideoni, and phylarch of the tribe of Benjamin at the exode ( Numbers 1:11;  Numbers 2:22;  Numbers 10:24). At the erection of the Tabernacle he made a contribution on the ninth day, similar to the other chiefs ( Numbers 7:60;  Numbers 7:65), B.C. 1657.