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Abdon (biblical Figure)
Abdon ("servile") may refer to the following places or people: Places *Abdon (biblical place), a Levitical city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible *Abdon, Shropshire, a village in Shropshire, England Biblical figures *Abdon (Judges), the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the twelfth judge of Israel; also probably Bedan *The son of Micah, one of those whom Josiah sent to the prophetess Huldah; also known as Achbor *Abdon (biblical figure), several minor biblical figures People *One of two saints and martyrs, Abdon and Sennen, killed on the same day *Abdon Ignatius Perera (1888-1955), first indigenous Postmaster General of Sri Lanka *Abdón Porte (1880–1918), Uruguayan footballer *Abdón Prats (born 1992), Spanish footballer *Abdón Reyes (born 1981), Bolivian football midfielder *Abdón Saavedra (1872–1942), Vice President of Bolivia from 1926 to 1930 *Abdon Sgarbi (1903–1929), Italian footballer {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdon (biblical Place)
This is a list of places mentioned in the Bible, which do not have their own Wikipedia articles. See also the list of biblical places for locations which do have their own article. Ænon, A Abana Abana, according to 2 Kings 5:12, was one of the "rivers of Damascus", along with the Pharpar, Pharpar river. Abdon Abdon was a Levitical city in Tribe of Asher, Asher allocated to the Gershonites according to Joshua 21:30 and 1 Chronicles 6:74. Abel-Shittim Abel-Shittim, the last Israelite encampment before crossing into the Promised Land, is identified by Josephus with Abila (Peraea), Abila in Peraea, probably the site of modern Tall el-Hammam, Tell el-Hammam in Jordan. Adam Adam was a location which, according to Joshua 3:16, was along the Jordan River, near Zaretan, Zarethan. According to Cheyne and Black, it may be a scribal error for "Adamah". Adadah Adadah is the name of a town mentioned in Joshua 15:22, in a list of towns inside the territory of the Tribe of Judah. The name "A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdon, Shropshire
Abdon is an upland village and former Civil parishes in England, civil parish, now in the parish of Abdon and Heath, in the Clee Hills area of England, English county of Shropshire. History The name Abdon derives from 'Ab(b)a's estate' (Old English personal name ''Ab(b)a'' + ''tūn''). It was called ''Abetune'' in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it comprised nine households, and was recorded as ''Ab(b)eton'' from about 1200 to 1504, ''Abbedon'' in 1301 and ''Abdon'' from 1503. The village had at least 11 households in 1642, 20 that paid hearth tax in 1662 and in 1793, there were 30 houses in the parish.A P Baggs, G C Baugh, D C Cox, Jessie McFall and P A Stamper'Abdon' in ''A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 10, Munslow Hundred (Part), the Liberty and Borough of Wenlock'', ed. G C Baugh (London, 1998), pp. 120-127. ''British History Online''. Accessed 13 August 2020. The population of the parish grew from 137 to 170 between 1811 and 1831 but declined to 70 in 1971 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdon (Judges)
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 (). 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. Veneration Abdon is venerated in Catholic Church as a saint. His feast day is 1 September. See also *Biblical judges *Book of Judges The Book of Judges (, ') is the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. In the narrative of the Hebrew Bible, it covers the time between the conquest described in the Book of Joshua and the establishment of a kingdom i ... References External links International Standard Bible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achbor
Achbor ( ''ʿAḵbōr'') is a name that means "gnawing" and is, by extension, used as the word for "mouse". There are at least two persons by this name in the Hebrew Bible. Achbor of Edom In the King Lists in the books of Genesis and 1 Chronicles Achbor is the father of Baal-hanan, a king of Edom, but is not actually listed as being king himself although some commentaries assume that he was. See Genesis 36:38; 1 Chronicles 1:49. Achbor of Judah In the Books of Kings Achbor, son of Michaiah, is one of Josiah's officers, and one of the five men sent to the prophetess Huldah to inquire regarding the book of the law newly discovered in the Temple in Jerusalem (2 Kings 22:12, 14). This Achbor is also called Abdon (2 Chronicles 34:20). This may be the same Achbor who is mentioned as the father of Elnathan in the Book of Jeremiah 26:20–23, and who lived in the reign of King Jehoiakim Jehoiakim, also sometimes spelled Jehoikim; la, Joakim was the eighteenth and antepenultimate ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdon (biblical Figure)
Abdon ("servile") may refer to the following places or people: Places *Abdon (biblical place), a Levitical city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible *Abdon, Shropshire, a village in Shropshire, England Biblical figures *Abdon (Judges), the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the twelfth judge of Israel; also probably Bedan *The son of Micah, one of those whom Josiah sent to the prophetess Huldah; also known as Achbor *Abdon (biblical figure), several minor biblical figures People *One of two saints and martyrs, Abdon and Sennen, killed on the same day *Abdon Ignatius Perera (1888-1955), first indigenous Postmaster General of Sri Lanka *Abdón Porte (1880–1918), Uruguayan footballer *Abdón Prats (born 1992), Spanish footballer *Abdón Reyes (born 1981), Bolivian football midfielder *Abdón Saavedra (1872–1942), Vice President of Bolivia from 1926 to 1930 *Abdon Sgarbi (1903–1929), Italian footballer {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdon And Sennen
Saints Abdon and Sennen, variously written in early calendars and martyrologies Abdo, Abdus, and Sennes, Sennis, Zennen, are recognized by the Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ... and Eastern Orthodox Church as Christian martyrs, Christian Martyrs, with a feast day on 30 July."Martyrologium Romanum" (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2001 ) In some places they have been honoured on 20 March, and the first Sunday of May. Nothing is known historically about Abdon and Sennen, and whether they can be verified. The Roman Martyrology indicates that they were martyred for their faith, and suggests they were buried on 30 July in the Cemetery of Pontianus on the Via Portuensis, outside Rome. Their names were subsequently removed in the twentieth century from the list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdon Ignatius Perera
Abdon Ignatius Perera JP, CBE (30 July 1888 - 5 December 1955) was the first Ceylonese Postmaster General and Director of Telecommunications, serving in the position from 1947 to 1951. Abdon Ignatius Perera was born 30 July 1888 in Colombo to Don Nicholas Perera and Clara née Peiris. Perera was educated at St. Benedict's College, Colombo (1894-1903), where he passed the Cambridge Junior Examination. He passed the first class examination in Telegraphy and the second class examination in the Telephony at the London City and Guilds College. He then joined the Department of Archaeology as a temporary clerk in 1905 and joined the Department of Posts and Telecommunications on 1 February 1906 as a Second Class Post Master in the Department of Posts and Telecommunications. In 1923 he was promoted to first class postmaster and in 1928 to investigator. In 1931 he was appointed as the Pannaradhana Telecommunication Officer and in 1936 he was appointed as the Superintendent of Telecommuni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postmaster General Of Sri Lanka
The Postmaster General of Sri Lanka is the appointed head of Sri Lanka Post, which is a government department. The current Postmaster General is Ranjith Ariyaratne. History The first mail service in Ceylon, was in 1788, established by the Dutch East India Company between Holland and Batavia via the Cape of Good Hope and Dutch Ceylon. They established postal offices in the coastal trading centres of Colombo, Galle, Jaffna and Mannar. In 1795 the Dutch were expelled by the British and the Maritime Provinces were initially administered by the British East India Company. Two years later Ceylon became a Crown Colony. In 1798, a British officer, Captain Kennedy, was appointed as a competent postal authority. In 1815, following the signing of the Kandyan Convention the British took control of the entire country. They re-organised the postal service and a permanent post office was established in Colombo in 1882. The first official Post Master General of Ceylon was Egbert Bletterman, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdón Porte
Abdón Porte (1893 – 5 March 1918) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as defensive midfielder. Nicknamed ''El Indio'' he won many titles with his club Nacional, and also a Copa América with the Uruguay national team. He committed suicide on 5 March 1918, by shooting himself in the center of the field at Estadio Gran Parque Central, an incident still remembered by the sport community of Uruguay. Club career Porte arrived in Montevideo in 1908, where he played for Colón, then moving to defunct club Libertad. He was later transferred to Nacional, debuting on 12 March 1911,"Una historia de amor por Nacional" , ''El Observador'', 5 March 2015 v. Dublin F.C. Porte played as a right back. Playing for Nacional, Porte gained notability being also team's captain. He was defi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdón Prats
Abdón Prats Bastidas (born 7 December 1992), known simply as Abdón, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca as a forward. Club career Born in Artà, Balearic Islands, and a product of local RCD Mallorca's youth system, Abdón made his debut as a senior at the age of only 17, going on to spend several seasons in the Segunda División B with the reserves. On 13 December 2011 he made his first appearance with the main squad, playing two minutes in a 0–1 home loss against Sporting de Gijón in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey. On 28 April 2012, Abdón appeared in his first La Liga game, coming off the bench for Víctor Casadesús in the 3–1 win at Getafe CF. On 23 August of the following year he was loaned to third-division club Burgos CF, returning at the end of the campaign to Mallorca's first team, now competing in the Segunda División. Abdón scored his first professional goal on 21 September 2014, but in a 4–6 home defeat to CA Osasuna. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdón Reyes
Abdón Reyes Cardozo (born October 15, 1981, in Tarija, Bolivia, Tarija) is a Bolivian football midfielder who plays most recently played for Club San José, San José. Club career Reyes began his career in 2005 with newly promoted team Universitario de Sucre; however, he wasn't given the opportunity to play during the entire season. In 2006, he transferred to Club San José, where his career took off. Reyes demonstrated to be a quality player, and it took popular club Club Bolívar, Bolívar nearly two years to realized the tremendous potential he had and signed him for the 2008 season. International career During 2008 he received his first call-up to the Bolivia national football team, senior national team. His debut occurred on June 14, 2008, at home against Chile national football team, Chile for the World Cup qualifiers. He has earned a total of 13 caps and represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. Honours References External links * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdón Saavedra
Abdón Saavedra Mallea (1872, La Paz – 1942) served as the 22nd vice president of Bolivia from 1926 to 1930, during the presidency of Hernando Siles Reyes. He was brother of president Bautista Saavedra
Bautista Saavedra Mallea (30 August 1870 in Sorata – 1 May 1939) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 29th president of Bolivia from 1921 to 1925. Prior to that, he was part of a governing junta from 1920 to 1921.
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