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Bedan

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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1. A judge mentioned by Samuel in his farewell address (1 Samuel 12:11) among the judges that delivered Israel from their enemies. Though referred to along with Jerubaal, Jephthah, and Samuel, the name "Bedan" is not found in the Book of Judges. The Targum, following the Tosefta R. H. 2:3 [1], identifies "Bedan" with "Ben Dan"; e., Samson. Rashi follows this supposition, and so does Ḳimḥ Ewald proposes "Abdon" as a correction from Judges 12:13; but it is rather strange that a judge like Abdon, who appears to be of minor importance, should be mentioned with Jerubaal and Jephthah. Nor can it be supposed that Samuel is giving the name of a new judge, for it is unlikely that Judges should have left out so important a judge as the connection indicates. The LXX. reads "Barak," and this reading Wellhausen, Budde, Moore, and Smith (commentaries to Judges and Samuel, ad loc.) support. On the whole, the latter is the most probable view. 2. A Gileadite, son of Alam, and a descendant of Machir (1 Chronicles 7:17).

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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Bedan'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​b/bedan.html. 1901.
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