1062/1061 BC
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Abdon
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Abdon.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 2862–2870
Reference under review · 1054/1053 BC
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Reference library
Look up Abdon in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Abdon →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Abdon →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Abdon →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Abdon →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
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Events involving Abdon
Creation year 28621062/1061 BC
Abdon judges Israel
Abdon follows Elon and judges Israel eight years; the count reaches the existing CY 2870 Ark anchor without adding or removing years.
Judges 12:13–15 · KJV
“And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.”
Judges and 1 Samuel chronology
Open Creation year 2862 in the Original Timeline →This placement follows the dated sequence, oppressions, judgeships, land-rest intervals, and Ark notices preserved in Judges and 1 Samuel. Where a rule and a land-rest interval differ, the timeline keeps them distinct.