How to Pronounce Bedan
BEE-dan
Bedan is pronounced BEE-dan (ˈbiːdæn): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Bedan mean?
Bedan means “according to judgment”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Bedan?
One of the judges of Israel (1 Sam. 12:11). It is uncertain who he was. Some suppose that Barak is meant, others Samson, but most probably this is a contracted form of Abdon (Judg. 12:13).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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