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Judges 12:8-15 (NLT)

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⁸ After Jephthah died, Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel. ⁹ He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He sent his daughters to marry men outside his clan, and he brought in thirty young women from outside his clan to marry his sons. Ibzan judged Israel for seven years. ¹⁰ When he died, he was buried at Bethlehem. ¹¹ After Ibzan died, Elon from the tribe of Zebulun judged Israel for ten years. ¹² When he died, he was buried at Aijalon in Zebulun. ¹³ After Elon died, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel. ¹⁴ He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years. ¹⁵ When he died, he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

Definition(s):
Abdon (Ab-don): servant; cloud of judgment
Elon (Ee-lon): oak; grove; strong
Ibzan (Ibb-zann): father of a target; father of coldness
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Pirathon (Pirr-a-thon): his dissipation or deprivation; his rupture
Zebulun (Zebb-yu-lun): Zebulon, dwelling; habitation
Aijalon (Eye-ya-lon):
Bethlehem (Beth-le-hem):
Jephthah (Jef-tha):