Hillel
The name Hillel means “he that praises.” Hillel is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Judges 12:13.
Family of Hillel
Children
Who was Hillel?
Praising, a Pirathonite, father of the judge Abdon (Judg. 12:13, 15).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Hillel
- Judges 12:13
And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
- Judges 12:15
And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.