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Abimelech

Abimelech (; אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ’Ǎḇīmeleḵ) or Abimelek was the king of Shechem and the tribal territory of Manasseh, and a son of biblical judge Gideon. His name can best be interpreted as "my father is king", claiming the inherited right to rule. He is introduced in Judges 8:31 as the son of Gideon and his Shechemite concubine, and the biblical account of his reign is described in chapter nine of the Book of Judges. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abimelech has received more than 517,754 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Abimelech is the 3,470th most popular politician (down from 3,352nd in 2019).

Abimelech is most famous for killing his own father to take the throne.

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520k
Page Views (PV)
62.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
7.81
Effective Languages (L*)
2.43
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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abimelech ranks 3,470 out of 19,576. Before him are Odo the Great, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Daji, Paul Deschanel, Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, and Nouri al-Maliki. After him are Al-Ashraf Khalil, Vasily Blokhin, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Taira no Kiyomori, Albert Azaryan, and Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick.

Abimelech

Memorability Metrics

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7.81

2.43

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