Abidan

Leader of the tribe of Benjamin during the Exodus

A written article for Abidan is still to come. Below and alongside: where Abidan appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1600 BC
    1400 BC
  • Abidan
    c. 1500 BC

Original word

  • אֲבִידָן abidan
    H27
Relationships
Father: Gideoni
Citations
“Abidan.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Abidan appears in Scripture

Numbers 1

לְבִנְיָמִן אֲבִידָן בֶּן-גִּדְעֹנִֽי׃
11
Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Numbers 2

וּמַטֵּה בִּנְיָמִן וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי בִנְיָמִן אֲבִידָן בֶּן-גִּדְעֹנִֽי׃
22
Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Numbers 7

בַּיּוֹם הַתְּשִׁיעִי נָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי בִנְיָמִן אֲבִידָן בֶּן-גִּדְעֹנִֽי׃
60
On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered:
וּלְזֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים בָּקָר שְׁנַיִם אֵילִם חֲמִשָּׁה עַתֻּדִים חֲמִשָּׁה כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵֽי-שָׁנָה חֲמִשָּׁה זֶה קָרְבַּן אֲבִידָן בֶּן-גִּדְעֹנִֽי׃
65
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Numbers 10

וְעַל-צְבָא מַטֵּה בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן אֲבִידָן בֶּן-גִּדְעוֹנִֽי׃
24
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.