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Place

Abdon

Cityaka Abdon

One of the “sons” of Shashak (1 Chr. 8:23). This is the name also of a Levitical town of the Gershonites, in the tribe of Asher (Josh. 21:30; 1 Chr. 6:74). The ruins of Abdeh, some 8 miles north-east of Accho, probably mark its site.

33.0463, 35.1725

Key verses

Joshua 21:30
Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,
1 Chronicles 6:74
and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon with its suburbs,