Elon (Judges)

One of the Judges of Israel

Elon

אֵילֹן

A portrait of Elon a Judge of Israel from Bartolomeo Gai's Epitome historico-chronologica

Other names|  אילון הזבולוני
Elon Zebuloni
Predecessor| Ibzan
Successor| Abdon
Judges in the Hebrew Bible
שופטים

Italics indicate individuals not explicitly described as judges
Book of Exodus

* Moses

Book of Joshua

* Joshua

Book of Judges

* Othniel
* Ehud
* Shamgar
* Deborah
* Gideon
* Abimelech
* Tola
* Jair
* Jephthah
* Ibzan
* Elon
* Abdon
* Samson

First Book of Samuel

* Eli
* Samuel
* Joel
* Abijah

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Elon (Hebrew: אֵילֹן ʼĒlōn, "oak") was a leader (judge) of the ancient Israelites according to the biblical Book of Judges.

Elon appears in Judges 12:11–12.[1] He was a member of the Tribe of Zebulun who served as a judge of Israel for ten years. He was preceded by Ibzan and succeeded by Abdon.[2][3][4][5] Elon, along with Tola, Yair, Ibzan, and Abdon are only briefly mentioned and may be the names of clans.[2]

Elon is translated as "Ahialon" in the Douay–Rheims Bible and other translations.

## See also

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* Shophet

## References

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1. ^ "Judges 12 KJV - "And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves togethe..."". Bible Study Tools. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
2. ^ a b "Elon". Jewish Encyclopedia. 1906.
3. ^ Thomas L. Thompson (1 January 2000). Early History of the Israelite People: From the Written & Archaeological Sources. BRILL. p. 96\. ISBN 90-04-11943-4.
4. ^ Marc Zvi Brettler (2002). The Book of Judges. Psychology Press. p. 107\. ISBN 978-0-415-16216-6.
5. ^ Philip R. Davies (1995). In Search of "Ancient Israel": A Study in Biblical Origins. A&C Black. p. 26\. ISBN 978-1-85075-737-5.

Elon (Judges)

Tribe of Zebulun

Preceded by

Ibzan

|  Judge of Israel | Succeeded by

Abdon
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