(son of judgment)

1. Mentioned in 1 Samuel 12:11 as a judge of Israel between Jerubbaal (Gideon) and Jephthah. The Chaldee Paraphrase reads Samson for Bedan; the LXX, Syriac, and Arabic all have Barak. Ewald suggests that it may be a false reading for Abdon.
2. The son of Gilead (1 Chronicles 7:17)