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Servile.
(1.) The son of [[Hillel(EBD)|Hillel]], a [[Pirathonite(EBD)|Pirathonite]], the tenth [[Judge (EBD)|judge ]] of [[Israel (EBD)|Israel ]] (Judg. 12:13-15). He is probably the [[Bedan (EBD)|Bedan ]] of 1 Sam. 12:11.
(2.) The [[First-born (EBD)|first-born ]] of [[Gibeon (EBD)|Gibeon ]] of the [[Tribe (EBD)|tribe ]] of [[Benjamin (EBD)|Benjamin ]] (1 Chr. 8:30; 9:36).
(3.) The son of [[Micah(EBD)|Micah]], one of those whom [[Josiah (EBD)|Josiah ]] sent to the prophetess [[Huldah (EBD)|Huldah ]] to ascertain from her the meaning of the recently discovered book of the law (2 Chr. 34:20). He is called [[Achbor (EBD)|Achbor ]] in 2 Kings 22:12.
(4.) One of the "sons" of Shashak (1 Chr. 8:23).
This is the name also of a Levitical town of the [[Gershon (EBD)|Gershonites]], in the tribe of [[Asher (EBD)|Asher ]] (Josh. 21:30; 1 Chr. 6:74). The ruins of [[Abdeh(EBD)|Abdeh]], some 8 miles north-east of [[Accho (EBD)|Accho]], probably mark its site.
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