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Ibzan
Illustrious, the tenth judge of Israel (Judg. 12:8-10). He ruled seven years.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(illustrious), a native of Bethlehem of Zebulun, who judged Israel for seven years after Jephthah. (Judges 12:8,10) (B.C. 1137.)
In the Bible
4
Verses where Ibzan is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Judges 12:8
After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
- Judges 12:9
He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years.
- Judges 12:10
Then Ibzan died, and he was buried in Bethlehem.
- Judges 12:11
After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years.
Scripture on Ibzan
1
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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