Abdon

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About Abdon

One of the “sons” of Shashak (1 Chr. 8:23).

This is the name also of a Levitical town of the Gershonites, in the tribe of Asher (Josh. 21:30; 1 Chr. 6:74). The ruins of Abdeh, some 8 miles north-east of Accho, probably mark its site.

Description from Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain).

Where Abdon appears in Scripture

Joshua 21:30
1 Chronicles 6:74

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