Bible Location
Meaning: servant; cloud of judgment · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
This Abdon entry refers to the Levitical town in Asher, not the judge named Abdon. It is important because it preserves another northern Levitical settlement. First appears in Josh 21:30.1
Place meaning
servant; cloud of judgment
Coordinates
33.05, 35.17
First appears
Josh 21:30
AI summary: Abdon on this page should be read geographically, not biographically. Joshua and Chronicles place it among the Gershonite towns, showing how even the far north of the land was included in Israel's sacred service network. The cross references present this Abdon as a northern Levitical town of quiet institutional importance.1
Place meaning
servant; cloud of judgment
Latitude
33.05
Longitude
35.17
Bible references
2
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. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.