Abdon judges

• Abdon (son of Hillel who judged Israel for eight…)

• Start — Judges 12:13. The year Abdon (son of Hillel who judged Israel for eight…) began to judge is the year Elon (descendant of Zebulun who judged Israel)'s time as judge ended = 2878
• End — Judges 12:14. The year Abdon (son of Hillel who judged Israel for eight…) ceased to judge Israel is the year he began to judge (2878) + the years he judged (8) = 2886

START:*HYPOTHESIS: The year Abdon began to judge is the year Elon's time as judge ended. [Shulman date p83] [Ussher date p56] END:[Shulman date p83] [Ussher date p56]

Years are anno hominis — counted from Creation as year 1 — which is the frame the source computes in. The arithmetic behind each boundary is given above rather than assumed.