The Hebrew proper name Abiydan (אֲבִידָן) means "My Father is Judge" — a compound of ab (father) and dan (to judge). The name appears in Numbers 1:11; 2:22; 7:60, 65; 10:24, where Abidan son of Gideoni served as the appointed leader of the tribe of Benjamin during the Exodus census and wilderness march.
The name Abidan — "My Father is Judge" — is a confession that God is the ultimate arbiter of justice. In the wilderness community, tribal leaders like Abidan represented their people before Moses and ultimately before God. The role of tribal leader was both military (commander of fighting men) and representational (bringing the tribe's census offering to the tabernacle). Abidan's offering in Numbers 7:60-65 was identical to the other tribal leaders', emphasizing equality and unity before God regardless of tribal position. The theological truth his name embodies — God as judge — is echoed throughout Scripture, from Abraham's prayer ("Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?" Genesis 18:25) to the final judgment described in Revelation 20.