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Abida (Hastings' Dictionary)

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904)· Public Domain

A son of iMidia'n (Gn 25 AV Abidah, 1 Ch l"). ABIDAN (n'5!< ' father is judge ') is a name that occurs only in P. According to this document, Abidan, son of Gideoni, of the tribe of Benjamin, was one of the twelve ' princes ' who represented their respective tribes at the census and on certain other occaaions, Nu 1" a T-" lO". G. B. Gray.

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Abida

Abida a-bi'-da ('abhidha`, "father of knowledge," or "my father knows"): A son of Midian and grandson of Abraham and Keturah (Ge 25:4; 1Ch 1:33). Abidah in the King James Version in Gen. ⇒See a list of verses on ABIDA in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

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Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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