Old Testament · Major figure
Ebed
A name shared by a rebel leader in Shechem and a descendant of Adonikam who returned from Babylonian exile.
The name Ebed refers to two distinct individuals in the Old Testament. In Judges 9, Ebed is the father of Gaal, who led a failed insurrection against Abimelech in Shechem. In Ezra 8:6, Ebed is identified as the son of Jonathan and a leader among those who returned to Jerusalem with Ezra from the Babylonian captivity.
In the text
- Verses
- 6
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Judges 9:26
- Last appears
- Ezra 8:6
Where Ebed appears
6 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Sisera18 versesThe Canaanite military commander who oppressed Israel for twenty years before his defeat by Deborah and Barak.
- Manoah14 versesA Danite from Zorah who was the father of Samson and received instructions from the Angel of the Lord.
- Gershom7 versesThe firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah, born during Moses' exile in Midian.
- Delilah6 versesA Philistine woman who betrayed Samson to the Philistine lords by discovering the secret of his strength.
- Samson38 versesA Nazirite judge of Israel empowered by the Spirit of the Lord to deliver his people from Philistine oppression.
- Ezra25 versesA priest and scribe who led a group of exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem to restore the Law of God.
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