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Ibzan.[a] After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem was a judge over Israel. He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his thirty daughters away in marriage to those outside of his clan, and he took in thirty young women from outside of his clan for his sons to marry. Ibzan was a judge over Israel for seven years. 10 When Ibzan died, he was buried in Bethlehem.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 12:8 The judgeships of Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon over the next 25 years are briefly mentioned. As we move further away from the Israelites’ initial entry into the Promised Land, the less we hear of any spiritual leaders among them.