Person Old Testament
Hillel
Hillel the Pirathonite, a father of judge Abdon of Israel, led the nation for ten years. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Judges 12:13.
Why it matters. Fatther of the judge Abdon
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hillel
Hillel is mentioned in Jdg.12.13-15 as the fatehr of Abdon, a judge of Israel who succeeded Elon. He was from Pirathon, a town in the land of Ephraim, located in the hill country of the Amalekites.
Hillel's son judged Israel for ten years, suggesting a period of relative peace and stability during his leadership. The text mentions that he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys, indicating his family's prominence and wealth.
After his death, Hillel was buried in his hometown of Pirathon. His judgeship is not marked by any significant events or conflicts, which may suggest a time of tranquility in Israel's history. As a judge, Hillel would have been responsible for settling disputes, administering justice, and providing leadership to the nation.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.