Place Old Testament
Abdon
Also known as Ebron =ESV; Abdon =NIV; Hebron =KJV
Abdon, a town allotted to the Levites within the tribal territory of Asher. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Joshua 19:28.
Why it matters. A Levitical city in the territory of Asher.
- Primary passages
- Location
- 33.048, 35.146 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Abdon
Abdon, also called Ebron, was a town allotted to the Levites within the tribal territory of Asher (Joshua 21:30, 1Ch.6.74). It was one of four cities given to the Gershonite Levites from the tribe of Asher (Joshua 21:27-31, 1Ch.6.71-74). The parallel texts in Joshua and 1 Chronicles have different spellings of the name, Abdon versus Ebron, but clearly refer to the same town. Joshua 19:28 mentions Ebron in a list of towns within Asher's inheritance, confirming its location. No other details are given about Abdon in the Bible. Its exact location is uncertain, but it was presumably near the other Levitical cities of Asher: Mashal, Hukkok and Rehob.
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.