| Abdon | |
| Birth Date: | Unknown |
| Birth Place: | Pirathon, Tribe of Ephraim, Ancient Israel |
| Death Date: | Unknown |
| Death Place: | Pirathon, Tribe of Ephraim, Ancient Israel |
| Venerated In: | Catholic Church |
| Feast Day: | 1 September |
| Titles: | Judge of Israel |
Abdon (Hebrew: עַבְדּוֹן ‘Aḇdōn, "servile" or "service"), was the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, and was the eleventh Judge of Israel mentioned in the Book of Judges (12:13-15 HE). He was a member of the tribe of Ephraim, and in the biblical account was credited with having forty sons and thirty grandsons. He restored order in the central area of Israel "after the disastrous feud with Jephtha and the Gileadites".He judged Israel for eight years. He was buried on Ephraimite land, in Pirathon, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.
Abdon is venerated in Catholic Church as a saint. His feast day is 1 September.[1]