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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).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father
Shashak
Siblings
Antothijah, Elam, Eliel, Hanan, Hananiah, Heber, Iphedeiah, Ishpan, 2 more
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  1. 1 Chronicles1

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KJVAbdon 8
ASVAbdon 8

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  1. 8:23

    Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

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.