Elon (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: ''ʼĒlōn'', "oak") was a judge of the Biblical era.

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Elon appears in the Book of Judges 12:11-12. He was a member of the

Tribe of Zebulun According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Zebulun (alternatively rendered as ''Zabulon, Zabulin, Zabulun, Zebulon''; ) was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes in the Bo ...

who served as a judge of Israel for ten years. He was preceded by

Ibzan Ibzan or Ivtzan ( he, אִבְצָן ''’Īḇṣān''; grc, Ἀβαισσάν; la, Abesan, meaning "illustrious") appears in the Hebrew Bible as the ninth of the Judges of Israel. Biography Little is said of Ibzan apart from this: Many ...

and succeeded by Abdon. Elon, along with Tola, Yair, Ibzan, and Abdon are only briefly mentioned and may be the names of clans. Elon is translated as "Ahialon" in the

Douay–Rheims Bible The Douay–Rheims Bible (, ), also known as the Douay–Rheims Version, Rheims–Douai Bible or Douai Bible, and abbreviated as D–R, DRB, and DRV, is a translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate into English made by member ...

and other translations. Little is known about Elon's role as a judge and whether the Israelites were at war or peace during his tenure. According to some scholars, he was a wise and fair judge, although his name is not linked to any historical exploits.Elon, the 10th Judge of Israel
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{{Authority control Judges of ancient Israel Book of Judges Biblical people

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