Ibzan
judge of Israel for seven years (JDG 12:8)
Personmale2 verses
Names
- Ibzan — אִבְצָן ivəsan “swift” (H78) · Εσεβων Esebōn “Heshbon” — Judges 12:8
Dated events
- Beginning of Ibzan's time as judge of Israel* — 2,861 AH · 1,182 BC (Ussher) — Judges 12:8
- End of Ibzan's time as judge of Israel* — 2,868 AH · 1,175 BC (Ussher) — Judges 12:9
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Bethlehem 3 — 2 shared verses
Appearances
Topical references
- A Bethlehemite, and a judge (hero) of Israel — Judges 12:8
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.