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Abidan
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Abidan: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
the son of Gideoni; Moses' officer over the tribe of Benjamin
father of judgment
father of judgment
Hebrew
Strongs #027: Ndyba 'Abiydan
Abidan = "my father is judge"1) a prince (ruler) of Benjamin
27 'Abiydan ab-ee-dawn'
from 1 and 1777; father of judgment (i.e. judge); Abidan, anIsraelite:-Abidan.
see HEBREW for 01
see HEBREW for 01777
Abidan [EBD]
father of judgment; judge, head of the tribe of Benjamin at the Exodus (Num. 1:11; 2:22).
ABIDAN [SMITH]
(father of the judge), chief of the tribe of Benjamin at the time of the Exodus. (B.C. 1491.) (Numbers 1:11; 2:22; 7:60,65; 10:24)ABIDAN [ISBE]
ABIDAN - a-bi'-dan ('abhidhan, "father is judge"): Abidan, son of Gideoni, was a "prince" of the children of Benjamin (Nu 2:22; 10:24). He was chosen to represent his tribe at the census in the wilderness of Sinai (Nu 1:11). When, on the erection, anointing and sanctification of the Tabernacle, the heads of Israel offered, Abidan offered on the ninth day (Nu 7:60,65).