Aquifer Open Bible Dictionary (2026) · CC BY-SA 4.0 EN
Bedan
One of Israel’s saviors, along with Gideon, Jephthah, and Samuel, during the time of the judges (1 Samuel 12:11). The name Bedan may be either a shortened form of Abdon (Judges 12:13) or a scribal error for Barak (Judges 4:6).
Ulam’s son, a descendant of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 7:17).