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Bedan in the Bible.

One of the judges of Israel. The King James Version names Bedan in 1 verse, 1 Samuel 12:11. The King James Version also gives the name Bedan to 1 other person, listed on this page.

Who Bedan was.

One of the judges of Israel (1 Sam. 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 (Judg. 12:13).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

The verse that names this Bedan.

1 Samuel 1

  • 1 Samuel 12:11And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.

Other people called Bedan.

Bedan, Son of Ulam.

Named in 1 verse.

  • 1 Chronicles 7:17And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

Questions about Bedan.

Who was Bedan in the Bible?

One of the judges of Israel. The King James Version names Bedan in 1 verse, 1 Samuel 12:11.

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