Bible Person
Meaning: father of judgment · Male · 5 cross references
Abidan is the Benjaminite chief in the wilderness generation, representing his tribe in census, camp order, and dedication offerings. He is one of the recurring tribal leaders named during Israel's organized life around the tabernacle. First appears in Num 1:11.1
AI summary: Abidan matters because the cross references present him as the formal representative of Benjamin in the camp of Israel. He appears in counting, procession, and offering contexts, showing how tribal identity is expressed through named leadership before the Lord. His role is administrative rather than dramatic, but it is central to the ordered structure of the wilderness community. Taken together, the material presents Abidan as a Benjaminite prince whose office contributes to Israel's disciplined communal life.1
Central Figure
Abidan
Meaning: father of judgment
Father of judgment; judge, head of the tribe of Benjamin at the Exodus (Num.
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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.