Bedan
Bible Usage:
- Bedan used twice.
- First Reference: 1 Samuel 12:11
- Last Reference: 1 Chronicles 7:17
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: Yes
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: Yes
- Included in Websters: No
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H917 Used 2 times
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Bedan
One of the judges of Israel (1 Samuel 12:11). It is uncertain who he was. Some suppose that Barak is meant, others Samson, but most probably this is a contracted form of Abdon (Judges 12:13).
Hitchcock's Names Dictionary
Bedan
according to judgment
Naves Topical Index
Bedan
1. One of the deliverers of Israel, possibly identical with Abdon
1 Samuel 12:11
2. Son of Ullam
1 Chronicles 7:17
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bedan
(son of judgement).
- Mentioned in (1 Samuel 12:11) as a judge of Isr'l between Jerubbaal (Gideon) and Jephthah. The Chaldee Paraphrase reads Samson for Bedan; the LXX., Syriac and Arabic all have Barak. Ewald suggests that it may be a false reading for Abdon. (B.C. about 1150.)
- The son of Gilead. (1 Chronicles 7:17)
Bible Usage:
- Bedan used twice.
- First Reference: 1 Samuel 12:11
- Last Reference: 1 Chronicles 7:17
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: Yes
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: Yes
- Included in Websters: No
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H917 Used 2 times