Elon
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Judges in Bible |
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In the Book of Judges |
Othniel |
Ehud |
Shamgar |
Deborah and Barak |
Gideon |
Abimelech |
Tola |
Jair |
Jephthah |
Ibzan |
Elon |
Abdon |
Samson |
In the First Book of Samuel |
Eli |
Samuel |
- For other uses, see Elon (disambiguation).
In the Bible, Elon (Hebrew אֵילֹן "Oak", Standard Hebrew Elon, Tiberian Hebrew ʼÊlōn) was a Judge of Israel.
He followed Ibzan and was succeeded by Abdon. It is said that he was from the Tribe of Zebulun, led Israel for ten years, and was buried in Ajalon in Zebulon. (Judges 12:11)
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Tribe of Zebulun | ||
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Preceded by: Ibzan |
Judge of Israel | Succeeded by: Abdon |