Ibzan of Bethlehem - Some have supposed him the same as Boaz (Ruth 2:1) of Bethlehem-Judah. Others, from the juxtaposition of El…

Ibzan. —Nothing more is known of Ibzan than is detailed in these three verses. The notion that Ibhtsam (אבצו) is the same as Boaz …

And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel .
There were two Bethlehems, one in the tribe of Zebulun, ([Reference…

We have here a short account of three more of the judges of Israel. The happiest life of individuals, and the happiest state of society, is that wh…