Old Testament
Ibzan
A judge of Israel from Bethlehem who led for seven years and arranged marriages for his many children.
Ibzan was a minor judge of Israel who succeeded Jephthah and served for seven years. The text highlights his large family, noting he had thirty sons and thirty daughters, all of whom he married outside his clan. His leadership is recorded in Judges 12:8-10 as part of the historical account of Israel's judges.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Judges 12:8
- Last appears
- Judges 12:10
Where Ibzan appears
2 verses · 1 chapterIn the same books
- Manoah14 versesA Danite from Zorah who was the father of Samson and received instructions from the Angel of the Lord.
- 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.
- Debir12 versesAn Amorite king of Eglon who joined a coalition against Gibeon and Israel during the conquest of Canaan.
- Eglon12 versesA king of Moab who oppressed Israel for eighteen years before being assassinated by Ehud.
- Deborah10 versesA prophetess and judge who led Israel to victory over the Canaanite forces of Sisera.
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