Reference: Bedan
Easton
one of the judges of Israel (1Sa 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 (Jg 12:13).
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And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hands of your enemies on every side, so that ye dwelled without fear.
Fausets
A judge of Israel between Jerubbaal and Jephthah, in 1Sa 12:11. Seemingly not, mentioned in Judges, but the name is probably identical with Abdon, which has the same radical consonants (Jg 12:13-15). No achievement of his for Israel's deliverance is recorded, but may it not be inferred from the record "he was buried ... in the mount of the Amalekites," that he probably smote them, and took the land which they had robbed Israel of? Compare Jg 3:13,27; 5:14. A Bedan is mentioned among Manasseh's descendants (1Ch 7:17), whence some identify him with the Jair (Jg 10:3), and suppose the surname Bedan was added to distinguish him from the elder Jair (Nu 32:41).
The Chaldee paraphrase reads "Samson" for "Bedan" in 1Sa 12:11. Whence some guess Bedan = Ben-Dan, or Be (Hebrew in) Dan, to be an epithet of Samson, namely, the Danite; compare Jg 13:25. But the order of the names forbids it. The Septuagint, Syrian, and Arabic versions read "Barak," which also the order forbids; however, see Heb 11:32. Other and spiritual considerations, besides chronology, often rule the order.
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And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them the towns of Jair.
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them the towns of Jair.
And this Eglon gathered unto him the children of Ammon, and the Amalekites, and went and smote the children of Israel, and conquered the city of palm trees.
And this Eglon gathered unto him the children of Ammon, and the Amalekites, and went and smote the children of Israel, and conquered the city of palm trees.
And when he was come, he blew a trumpet in mount Ephraim. And the children of Israel went down with him off the hill and he before them.
And when he was come, he blew a trumpet in mount Ephraim. And the children of Israel went down with him off the hill and he before them.
Ephraim was the first against Amalek, and after them Benjamin, among the people. Of Machir came learned men in the law, and of Zebulun that well could draw with the pen of a scribe.
Ephraim was the first against Amalek, and after them Benjamin, among the people. Of Machir came learned men in the law, and of Zebulun that well could draw with the pen of a scribe.
And after him arose Jair a Gileadite, which judged Israel twenty two years.
And after him arose Jair a Gileadite, which judged Israel twenty two years.
And after him, Abdon the son of Hillel a Pirathonite judged Israel. And he had forty sons, and thirty nephews that rode on thirty ass colts.
And he had forty sons, and thirty nephews that rode on thirty ass colts. And when Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite had judged Israel eight years, he died and was buried in Pirathon, the land of Ephraim in the mount of the Amalekites.
And when Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite had judged Israel eight years, he died and was buried in Pirathon, the land of Ephraim in the mount of the Amalekites.
And the spirit of the LORD began first to be with the house of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
And the spirit of the LORD began first to be with the house of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hands of your enemies on every side, so that ye dwelled without fear.
And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hands of your enemies on every side, so that ye dwelled without fear.
And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hands of your enemies on every side, so that ye dwelled without fear.
And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hands of your enemies on every side, so that ye dwelled without fear.
And what shall I more say? The time would be too short for me to tell of Gideon, of Barach, and of Samson, and of Jephthah. Also of David and Samuel, and of the prophets,
And what shall I more say? The time would be too short for me to tell of Gideon, of Barach, and of Samson, and of Jephthah. Also of David and Samuel, and of the prophets,
Hastings
1. Mentioned with Jerubbaal, Jephthah, and Samuel as one of the deliverers of Israel (1Sa 12:11). The name does not occur in Jg., and it is probably a corruption for Barak (so Septuagint and Pesh.). Chronologically Barak should precede Gideon, but the order cannot be pressed (cf. V. 9). 2. A Manassite (1Ch 7:17).
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And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hands of your enemies on every side, so that ye dwelled without fear.
Morish
Be'dan
1. Judge of Israel, between Gideon and Jephthah, mentioned in 1Sa 12:11; but not found in the book of Judges. The LXX, Syriac, and Arabic give the name as Barak.
2. Son of Ulam, descendant of Manasseh. 1Ch 7:17.
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And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hands of your enemies on every side, so that ye dwelled without fear.
Smith
Be'dan
(son of judgement).
1. Mentioned in
as a judge of Israel 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.)
2. The son of Gilead.
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And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hands of your enemies on every side, so that ye dwelled without fear.