Ebed
1. Gaal’s father (Jgs 9:26–35). Gaal led the men of Shechem in an unsuccessful revolt against Abimelech, judge of Israel.
2. Adin’s descendant and son of Jonathan. Ebed was the head of a family that returned to Judah with Ezra after the exile (Ezr 8:6).
People and places
Ebed: Father of Gaal, who opposed Abimelech's rule Ebed: Descendant of Adin who returned with Ezra