Elon

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Judges in Bible
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
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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
Preceded by:
Ibzan
Judge of Israel Succeeded by:
Abdon